Published August 1, 2006 | Version v1
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Structure and neutron imaging characteristics of lithium borate-barium chloride glass-ceramics

Creators

  • 1. MacDiarmid Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6005 (New Zealand)
  • 2. Industrial Research Limited, Wellington (New Zealand)
  • 3. Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen 5232 (Switzerland)

Description

A glass-ceramic has been developed which can be used as a thermal neutron imaging plate (NIP) for neutron radiography. The plate consists of nanocrystallites of the storage phosphor BaCl2:Eu2+ embedded within a neutron sensitive lithium borate glass-matrix. Details of their preparation and structure are discussed. Neutron images were read out using a Fuji BAS2500 imaging plate scanner and the quality of the images obtained is comparable to those recorded on a commercial NIP. Details of the response to neutron and X-irradiation as well as the obtained spatial resolution of the images are presented. The neutron activation of the materials studied is also calculated

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.122;
PII
S0168-9002(06)00784-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
564
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 424-430
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38035099
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM CHLORIDES; BORATES; CERAMICS; EUROPIUM IONS; GLASS; IMAGES; IRRADIATION; LITHIUM; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; NICKEL PHOSPHIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLATES; READOUT SYSTEMS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORAGE; THERMAL NEUTRONS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BARYONS; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; IONS; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; NEUTRONS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTON EMISSION; PNICTIDES; RESOLUTION; TESTING; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.