Neutron-based experimental techniques have been continuously improved, refined and
strengthened since the pioneering experiments conducted by Clifford Shull and Bertram …

Thermal neutron detection plays a crucial role in numerous scientific and technical
applications such as nuclear reactor physics, particle accelerators, radiotherapy, materials …

Abstract The CYlindrical neutron SPectrometer (CYSP) is a polyethylene cylinder with
diameter 50 cm and height 65 cm equipped with a collimated aperture and an internal …

CYSP-BEAM is a directional neutron spectrometer formed by a thick polyethylene cylindrical
collimator followed by a sensitive capsule that contains several active thermal neutron …

Abstract The Surface Resistive Plate Counter (sRPC) is a novel RPC based on surface
resistivity electrodes, a completely different concept with respect to traditional RPCs that use …

Abstract FANT (Fuente Ampliada de Neutrones Térmicos; in Spanish) is a thermal neutron
irradiation facility with an extended and very uniform irradiation area, which has been …

Abstract 241Americium-boron (α, n) neutron sources have been produced for various
application from nuclear industry to well logging or radiation protection. Compared to …

Boron is an elective element for the Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), due to its
exceptionally large neutron capture cross section. This technique, usually performed in …

The prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) is an elemental analysis based on the γ-ray
emission following neutron radiative capture by nuclides. A simplified and compact PGAA for …

Neutron producing installations can be characterized by the presence of intense pulsed
fields, possibly accompanied by large photon background. This is the case of particle …