Neutron-resonance transmission analysis with a compact deuterium-tritium neutron generator

EA Klein, F Naqvi, JE Bickus, HY Lee… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA) is a spectroscopic technique that uses the
resonant attenuation of epithermal neutrons to infer the isotopic composition of an object …

Designs and neutronic characteristics of an epithermal neutron moderator at ambient temperature for neutron time-of-flight measurements

J Lee, F Ito, K Hironaka, T Takahashi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Compact time-of-flight (TOF) measurement systems are desirable for easy installation in
various facilities. To achieve such compact systems, one of the key considerations is the …

Grasshopper, a geant4 front end: Validation and benchmarking

A Danagoulian, JN Miske… - 2021 IEEE Nuclear …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the last two decades the Geant4 object-oriented Monte Carlo (MC) simulation toolkit
has expanded in its application from high energy physics to multiple additional fields …

Monte Carlo and experimental assessment of the optimal geometry of the source and collimator for a table-top NRTA system for small nuclear material measurement

CJG Shouop, H Tshuchiya - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2025 - Elsevier
The development of a compact mobile neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA)
instrument is in progress for measuring nuclear materials in the field of nuclear …

Neutron resonance transmission analysis prototype system for thorium fuel cycle safeguards

BS McDonald, A Danagoulian, AJ Gilbert… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Emerging thorium-based reactor designs and fuel cycles present challenges to traditional
non-destructive assay techniques used in international safeguards. Specifically, assaying …

Feasibility study of compact Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis using a linac, a fusion-based neutron generator, and an isotopic source

P Levine - 2022 - dspace.mit.edu
Various nuclear security applications such as fuel enrichment analysis and warhead
verification seek to identify nuclear materials in a black box target. Neutron Resonance …

Evaluation of a Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis Signal in a Field-Portable System

JM Rahon - 2023 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The re-emergence of thorium as a potential fuel for nuclear energy introduces the
requirement for the non-destructive assay (NDA) of 232 Th and 238 U in varied chemical …

[PDF][PDF] Epithermal Neutron Resonance Analysis Using a Compact DT Generator

EA Klein, A Danagoulian - 2020 - scholar.archive.org
Nuclear material identification and isotopic composition analysis are important capabilities
for safeguards and the verification of nuclear arms control and nonproliferation treaties …