New generation non-stationary portable neutron generators for biophysical applications of Neutron Activation Analysis

N Marchese, A Cannuli, MT Caccamo… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Neutron sources are increasingly employed in a wide range of research fields.
For some specific purposes an alternative to existing large-scale neutron scattering facilities …

Feasibility study on PGNAA experiments using a prototype neutron beam at Isfahan MNSR

MHC Dastjerdi, J Mokhtari, M Toghyani… - Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, the feasibility study of Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA)
experiments at Isfahan Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) has been done using a …

Thermal neutron beam optimization for PGNAA applications using Q-learning algorithm and neural network

M Zolfaghari, SF Masoudi, F Rahmani, A Fathi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
As a powerful, non-destructive analysis tool based on thermal neutron capture reaction,
prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) indeed requires the appropriate …

Development of a high-yield compact DD neutron generator

X Bai, J Ma, Z Wei, J Wang, X Yu, S Zhang… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
An improved high-yield compact DD neutron generator has been developed for active
neutron non-destructive interrogation at Lanzhou University in China. The generator has …

3D imaging using combined neutron-photon fan-beam tomography: A Monte Carlo study

J Hartman, AP Yazdanpanah, A Barzilov… - Applied Radiation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of combined neutron-photon tomography for 3D imaging is examined using
MCNP5 simulations for objects of simple shapes and different materials. Two-dimensional …

Analysis of the Operation of the Microwave Ion Source in the Electron–Cyclotron Resonance Mode for a Portable Neutron Generator

DS Stepanov, AV Chebotarev, EY Shkol'nikov - High Temperature, 2019 - Springer
The authors present the results of numerical simulation of the kinetic processes in deuterium
microwave-resonator plasmas with electron–cyclotron resonance at a nonuniform …

Optimization of Linac-based neutron source for thermal neutron activation analysis

M Zolfaghari, SF Masoudi, F Rahmani - Journal of Radioanalytical and …, 2018 - Springer
A 20 MeV electron Linac based neutron beam has been shaped for neutron activation
analysis (NAA) technique. A beam shaping assembly (BSA) has been simulated using …

[HTML][HTML] Compact Ion Beam System for Fusion Demonstration

AX Chen, NW Liu, A Gunn, Z Su, BF Sigal, M Salazar… - Physics Open, 2024 - Elsevier
We demonstrate a compact ion beam device capable of accelerating H+ and D+ ions up to
75 keV energy, onto a solid target, with sufficient beam current to study fusion reactions. The …

Анализ режимов работы СВЧ-источника ионов в режиме электронно-циклотронного резонанса для портативного нейтронного генератора

ДС Степанов, АВ Чеботарев… - Теплофизика высоких …, 2019 - mathnet.ru
Авторами получены первые результаты в этом направлении [5]. Разработана
кинетическая схема неравновесных процессов в газоразрядной плазме резонатора …

Neutronic Analysis of a Nuclear-Chicago NH3 Neutron Howitzer

AI Topuz, IA Reyhancan - arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.05255, 2018 - arxiv.org
Neutron howitzers are the irradiation instruments, generally used for the chemical analysis
in the research laboratories, where the neutron sources are encapsulated within a …