Extended range Bonner sphere spectrometer for high-elevation neutron measurements

A Fontanilla, A Calamida, AI Campoy… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
A Bonner sphere spectrometer was designed for the measurement of cosmic neutrons at
high elevation within the INFN-based project SAMADHA. The spectrometer consists of 8 …

A novel conceptualization in the analysis and design of passive neutron area monitors based on gold foil activation

R García-Baonza, GF García-Fernández… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the detection and measurement of neutron fields, with energies between 10 and 20 MeV,
current passive neutron area monitors based on gold foil sensors usually do not have a …

Novel passive Nested Bonner Cubes Spectrometer for neutrons and its response matrix

A Baltazar-Raigosa, HR Vega-Carrillo… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Presently, neutron science applications have been increasing in different knowledge areas,
for that reason, it is important to improve the radiation protection protocols, in where the …

Comparison of extended-range and conventional Bonner Sphere Spectrometers (BSS) in an AmBe neutron field–Applicability of the ReBUNKI unfolding code for …

R García-Baonza, A Lorente, S Ibáñez… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In proton therapy facilities, high-energy neutron fields are generated as a consequence of
(p, Xn) nuclear interactions. UPM has designed and tested its own extended-range Bonner …

Determination of the uncertainties associated to the use of different nuclear data libraries in the analysis of extended-range rem-meters

R García-Baonza, GF García-Fernández… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In proton therapy centers stray neutron radiation of up to 230–250 MeV is yielded by (p, Xn)
nuclear reactions. To monitor ambient dose in such facilities, extended-range rem-meters …

Comparison of PHITS2. 88 and MCNP6. 1 for the characterization of a LUPIN-II neutron area monitor

R García-Baonza, A Murcia-Morales… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of different nuclear data libraries and physics models can be a source of
discrepancies in neutron transport simulation. Different Monte Carlo simulation toolkits can …

Application of an algebraic methodology for the combination of Berthold LB6411 and WENDI-II for neutron area monitoring in DT neutron generators and fusion …

R García-Baonza, E Gallego… - Applied Radiation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neutron area monitors do not often have a good adjustment of their dose response functions
to the ICRP74 neutron fluence-to-H*(10) conversion function between 10 and 20 MeV. The …

Conceptual design of a new multi-purpose, passive and flexible neutron area monitor with two configurations

R García-Baonza, A Lorente, S Ibáñez… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In proton therapy facilities, high-energy neutron fields are generated as a consequence of
(p, Xn) nuclear interactions. UPM has designed and manufactured, for these facilities, a new …

Neutron moderation and manufacturing viability of 3D printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene spheres for use in neutron radiation detectors

LMM Mendes, JB da Silva, ES da Fonseca… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neutron moderation characteristics and manufacturing viability of ABS (Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene) spheres were studied using a 6 LiI (Eu) scintillator detector and a …

Design of a compact and portable space neutron spectrometer based on Monte Carlo

Y Qiao, Y Han, H Hei, J Lv, J Shao, K Fang… - Applied Radiation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of space exploration, the detection of space neutron radiation is
becoming increasingly important. The currently widely used Bonner sphere spectrometer …