Nondestructive technique for identifying nuclides using neutron resonance transmission analysis at CSNS Back-n

• Published in: Nuclear science and techniques Vol. 35; no. 1
• Main Authors: Tang, Sheng-Da, Chen, Yong-Hao, Tang, Jing-Yu, Fan, Rui-Rui, Li, Qiang, Li, Gong, Liu, Dong, Jin, Zheng-Yao, Cui, Xing-Zhu, Chen, Tian-Xiang, Yang, Yi-Wei, Liu, Rong, Yi, Han, Li, Yang, Yang, Zhen, An, Qi, Bai, Hao-Fan, Bai, Jiang-Bo, Bao, Jie, Cao, Ping, Chen, Qi-Ping, Chen, Zhen, Cui, Zeng-Qi, Fan, An-Chuan, Feng, Chang-Qing, Feng, Fan-Zhen, Gao, Ke-Qing, Gu, Min-Hao, Han, Chang-Cai, Han, Zi-Jie, He, Guo-Zhu, He, Yong-Cheng, Hong, Yang, Hu, Yi-Wei, Huang, Han-Xiong, Jia, Wei-Hua, Jiang, Hao-yu, Jiang, Wei, Jiang, Zhi-jie, Kang, Ling, Li, Bo, Li, Chao, Li, Jia-Wen, Li, Xiao, Liu, Jie, Liu, Shu-Bin, Luan, Guang-Yuan, Ning, Chang-Jun, Qi, Bin-Bin, Ren, Jie, Ren, Zhi-Zhou, Ruan, Xi-Chao, Song, Zhao-Hui, Sun, Kang, Tan, Zhi-Xin, Wang, Li-Jiao, Wang, Peng-Cheng, Wang, Zhao-Hui, Wen, Zhong-Wei, Wu, Xiao-Guang, Wu, Xuan, Xie, Li-Kun, Yu, Yong-Ji, Zhang, Guo-Hui, Zhang, Lin-Hao, Zhang, Mo-Han, Zhang, Qi-Wei, Zhang, Xian-Peng, Zhang, Yu-Liang, Zhang, Yue, Zhang, Zhi-Yong, Zhao, Mao-Yuan, Zhou, Lu-Ping, Zhou, Zhi-Hao, Zhu, Ke-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2024
• Subjects: Beam Physics; Nuclear Energy; Particle Acceleration and Detection; Particle and Nuclear Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Nuclide identification; White neutron beam; CSNS; Nondestructive method; NRTA
• ISSN: 1001-8042; 2210-3147
• DOI: 10.1007/s41365-024-01367-8

Nondestructive and noninvasive neutron assays are essential applications of neutron techniques. Neutron resonance transmission analysis (NRTA) is a powerful nondestructive method for investigating the elemental composition of an object. The back-streaming neutron line (Back-n) is a newly built time-of-flight facility at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) that provides neutrons in the eV to 300 MeV range. A feasibility study of the NRTA method for nuclide identification was conducted at the CSNS Back-n via two test experiments. The results demonstrate that it is feasible to identify different elements and isotopes in samples using the NRTA method at Back-n. This study reveals its potential future applications.