Structured scintillators for efficient radiation detection

Z Lin, S Lv, Z Yang, J Qiu, S Zhou - Advanced science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Scintillators, which can convert high‐energy ionizing radiation into visible light, have been
serving as the core component in radiation detectors for more than a century of history. To …

Needs, trends, and advances in scintillators for radiographic imaging and tomography

Z Wang, C Dujardin, MS Freeman… - … on Nuclear Science, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radiographic imaging and tomography (RadIT), which started with Röntgen's seminal X-ray
work in 1895, now includes an increasing number of IT modalities. In addition to the original …

Uncovering special nuclear materials by low-energy nuclear reaction imaging

PB Rose, AS Erickson, M Mayer, J Nattress… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Weapons-grade uranium and plutonium could be used as nuclear explosives with extreme
destructive potential. The problem of their detection, especially in standard cargo containers …

Fabrication and characterization of a lithium-glass-based composite neutron detector

GC Rich, K Kazkaz, HP Martinez, T Gushue - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel composite, scintillating material intended for neutron detection and composed of
small (1.5 mm) cubes of KG2-type lithium glass embedded in a matrix of scintillating plastic …

Optimizing the spatial resolution and gamma discrimination of SiPM-based Anger cameras

M Loyd, V Sedov, J Beal, T Visscher, C Donahue… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
SiPM Anger cameras have been designed for use as 2-dimensional thermal neutron
detectors for scientific applications such as at single crystal diffraction instruments. These …

80 years of experimental photo-fission research

DL Balabanski, P Constantin - The European Physical Journal A, 2024 - Springer
High energy photons, or γ-rays, were among the very first probes used to induce fission.
Their significant impact in this field is due to particular properties of the γ-rays, such as the …

Evaluation of the thermal neutron sensitivity, output linearity, and gamma-ray response of optical fiber-based neutron detectors using Li-glass scintillator

A Ishikawa, K Watanabe, A Yamazaki… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2022 - Elsevier
An optical fiber-based neutron detector can be used as a real-time neutron monitor for an
intense neutron field. In this study, optical fiber-based neutron detectors were fabricated …

Discriminating uranium isotopes using the time-emission profiles of long-lived delayed neutrons

J Nattress, K Ogren, A Foster, A Meddeb, Z Ounaies… - Physical Review …, 2018 - APS
In nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards, detecting and accurately characterizing special
nuclear material remains one of the greatest challenges. Uranium enrichment determination …

Lead-free, multilayered, and nanosized radiation shields in medical applications, industrial, and space research

SMJ Mortazavi, JJ Bevelacqua, P Rafiepour… - Advanced Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the wide variety of detrimental effects of ionizing radiation, including
carcinogenesis, genetic effects, teratogenic effects, and organ failure, studies on finding …

A high-performance CLYC (Ce)-PVT composite for neutron and gamma detection

S Lam, J Fiala, M Hackett… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we fabricated and characterized a 50 mm diameter× 30 mm composite
detector comprised of 9-mm diameter Cs 2 6 LiYCl 6 (Ce)[CLYC (Ce)] rods embedded in …