The pilot experimental study of 14 MeV fast neutron digital radiography

• Published in: Science China. Physics, mechanics & astronomy Vol. 52; no. 9; pp. 1330 - 1336
• Main Authors: Tang, Bin, Zhou, ChangGen, Huo, HeYong, Wu, Yang, Liu, Bin, Lou, BenChao, Sun, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg SP Science in China Press 01.09.2009; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: analysis; Astronomy; Classical and Continuum Physics; digital; Digital imaging; experiment; fast; Fast neutrons; Heavy metals; neutron; Neutron radiography; Nondestructive testing; Observations and Techniques; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Radiographs; Radiography; Scintillation; digital radiography; fast neutron; experiment; analysis
• ISSN: 1674-7348; 1672-1799; 1869-1927; 1862-2844
• DOI: 10.1007/s11433-009-0184-0

14 MeV Fast neutrons has good penetrability and the 14 MeV fast neutron radiography can meet the need of Non-Destructive Test of the structure and lacuna of heavy-massive sample, whose shell is made of heavy metal and in which there are some hydrogen materials, and the study of fast neutron digital radiography just begins in China. By the use of a D-T accelerator, a digital imaging system made up of a fast neutron scintillation screen made of ZnS(Ag) and polypropylene, lens and a scientific grade CCD, the experimental study of fast neutron radiography has been done between 4.3×1010-6.8×1010 n/s of neutron yield. Some 14 MeV fast neutron digital radiographs have been gotten. According to experimental radiographs and their data, the performance of the fast neutron scintillation screen and the basic characters of 14 MeV fast neutron radiography are analyzed, and it is helpful for the further research.