[HTML][HTML] Thermal neutron detection by means of Timepix3

A Tamburrino, G Claps, GM Contessa… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Thermal neutron detection plays a crucial role in numerous scientific and technical
applications such as nuclear reactor physics, particle accelerators, radiotherapy, materials …

The Frascati Neutron Generator: A multipurpose facility for physics and engineering

A Pietropaolo, F Andreoli, M Angelone… - Journal of Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG) started operations in November 1992
making available to EU fusion community 14 MeV neutrons at an emission rate of 10 11 s-1 …

Design of an ultra-sensitive single-moderator directional neutron spectrometer based on 3He detectors

R Bedogni, JM Gómez-Ros, A Lega, L Menzio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The CYlindrical neutron SPectrometer (CYSP) is a polyethylene cylinder with
diameter 50 cm and height 65 cm equipped with a collimated aperture and an internal …

Monte Carlo design and experimental characterization of a moderator device to produce a thermal neutron source from a 241Am/9Be source

LE Cevallos-Robalino, GF García-Fernández… - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A moderator device to produce a uniform thermal neutron field has been designed by Monte
Carlo methods using the MCNP6. 1 code. It uses a 241 Am/9 Be neutron source of 111 GBq …

Modelling the response of semiconductor based thermal neutron detectors with MCNP 6.2 and PHITS

R Bedogni, A Calamida, AI Castro-Campoy… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper describes the experimental characterization and Monte Carlo (MC) modelling of
developed thermal neutron detectors based on pin silicon diodes covered with micrometric …

Characterization of thermoluminescent dosimeters for neutron dosimetry at high altitudes

V D'Avino, F Ambrosino, R Bedogni, AIC Campoy… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neutrons constitute a significant component of the secondary cosmic rays and are one of the
most important contributors to natural cosmic ray radiation background dose. The study of …

Comparison of FANT results using the ENDF/B-VII. 1, JEFF-3.3 and TENDL2017 nuclear data libraries

LE Cevallos-Robalino, R García-Baonza… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract FANT (Fuente Ampliada de Neutrones Térmicos; in Spanish) is a thermal neutron
irradiation facility with an extended and very uniform irradiation area, that has been …

Experimental characterization of FANT, a new thermal neutron source

LE Cevallos-Robalino, G García-Fernández… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
FANT is the acronym of Enhanced Thermal Neutron Source (Fuente Ampliada de Neutrones
Térmicos, in Spanish). This is a parallelepiped box of high-density polyethylene moderator …

Results of the first user program on the HOmogeneous Thermal NEutron Source HOTNES (ENEA/INFN)

A Sperduti, M Angelone, R Bedogni… - Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The HOmogeneous Thermal NEutron Source (HOTNES) is a new type of thermal
neutron irradiation assembly developed by the ENEA-INFN collaboration. The facility is fully …

Thermal neutron reference radiation facility with high thermalization and large uniformity area

P Wang, J Yang, F Li, H Zhang, Z Ren, Z Liu… - Metrologia, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A new thermal neutron facility based on 12 241 Am–Be neutron sources has been
established at the National Institute of Metrology, China. It has two independent irradiation …