The Design, Development and Testing of an Automated System for Fast Neutron Activation Analysis.

Abstract

An automated system was designed, built, and tested which is capable of the analysis of materials by activation with 14 Mev neutrons. The system uses a 150 Kev Cock-croft Walton accelerator for the production of neutrons, a pneumatic system for the rapid transfer of samples, and a sodium iodide scintillation detector for counting samples. The system was tested by performing activation analyses of aluminum and concrete samples, and a computer program was written which theoretically predicts the spectrum which would result from the activation analyses of any material. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749420

Entities

People

  • Dennis L. Downing

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Concrete
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Materials
  • Neutron Activation
  • Neutrons
  • Scintillation
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Sodium Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.