Research opportunities with compact accelerator-driven neutron sources

IS Anderson, C Andreani, JM Carpenter, G Festa… - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the neutron in 1932 neutron beams have been used in a very broad
range of applications, As an aging fleet of nuclear reactor sources is retired the use of …

Impact of scaling on neutron-induced soft error in SRAMs from a 250 nm to a 22 nm design rule

E Ibe, H Taniguchi, Y Yahagi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Trends in terrestrial neutron-induced soft-error in SRAMs from a 250 nm to a 22 nm process
are reviewed and predicted using the Monte-Carlo simulator CORIMS, which is validated to …

Radiation induced absorption in rare earth doped optical fibers

M Lezius, K Predehl, W Stower, A Turler… - … on Nuclear Science, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have investigated the radiation induced absorption (RIA) of optical fibers with high active
ion concentration. Comparing our results to the literature leads us to the conclusion that RIA …

Physical design of an atmospheric neutron irradiation spectrometer at China spallation neutron source

Q Yu, F Shen, L Yuan, L Lin, Z Hu, B Zhou… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract An Atmospheric Neutron Irradiation Spectrometer (ANIS) with a neutron spectrum
resembling that of atmospheric neutrons was physically designed at the China Spallation …

Monte Carlo modeling of proton therapy installations: a global experimental method to validate secondary neutron dose calculations

J Farah, F Martinetti, R Sayah, V Lacoste… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Monte Carlo calculations are increasingly used to assess stray radiation dose to healthy
organs of proton therapy patients and estimate the risk of secondary cancer. Among the …

Studies of (n, xn) cross-sections in Al, Au, Bi, Cu, Fe, I, In, Mg, Ni, Ta, Y, and Zn by the activation method

J Vrzalová, O Svoboda, A Krása, A Kugler… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The article summarizes series of experiments devoted to studies of (n, xn) cross-sections by
the activation method and states numerical values of measured cross-sections. The …

Characterization of the ANITA neutron source for accelerated SEE testing at The Svedberg Laboratory

AV Prokofiev, J Blomgren, M Majerle… - 2009 IEEE Radiation …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
ANITA (Atmospheric-like Neutrons from thIck Target), a new neutron facility for accelerated
testing of components and systems for single event effects, has been put into operation at …

SiC X-ray detectors for harsh environments

JE Lees, AM Barnett, DJ Bassford… - Journal of …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We have characterised a number of SiC Schottky Diodes as soft X-ray photon counting
detectors over the temperature range-30 C to+ 80 C. We present the spectroscopic …

High-energy quasi-monoenergetic neutron fields: existing facilities and future needs

S Pomp, DT Bartlett, S Mayer, G Reitz… - Radiation protection …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The argument that well-characterised quasi-monoenergetic neutron (QMN) sources
reaching into the energy domain> 20 MeV are needed is presented. A brief overview of the …

Review of radiation sources, calibration facilities and simulated workplace fields

V Lacoste - Radiation Measurements, 2010 - Elsevier
A review on radiation sources, calibration facilities and realistic fields is presented and
examples are given. The main characteristics of the fields are shortly described together with …