Systematic measurement of fast neutron background fluctuations in an urban area using a mobile detection system

Neutron background measurements using a mobile trailer-based system were conducted in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The 0.5m2 system, consisting of eight EJ-301 liquid scintillation detectors, was used to collect neutron background measurements in order to better understand the systematic variations in...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2015-02, Vol.773, p.27-32
Main Authors: Iyengar, A., Beach, M., Newby, R.J., Fabris, L., Heilbronn, L.H., Hayward, J.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Background radiation
Counting
Data points
Detectors
Fast neutron
Fast neutrons
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Liquid scintillation detectors
Meters
Passive detection
Reduction
Standoff detection
Streets
Urban areas
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Summary:Neutron background measurements using a mobile trailer-based system were conducted in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The 0.5m2 system, consisting of eight EJ-301 liquid scintillation detectors, was used to collect neutron background measurements in order to better understand the systematic variations in background that depend solely on the street-level measurement position in a downtown area. Data was collected along 5 different streets, and the measurements were found to be repeatable. Using 10-min measurements, the fractional uncertainty in each measured data point was
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.045