Development of a neutron tomography system using a low flux reactor

A neutron tomography instrument was designed and developed at the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada with Queen's University to enhance these institutions' non-destructive evaluation capabilities. The neutron imaging system was built around a Safe Low-Power C(K)ritical Experiment (SLOW...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Jg. 651; H. 1; S. 81 - 85
Hauptverfasser: Hungler, P.C., Bennett, L.G.I., Lewis, W.J., Bevan, G.A., Gabov, A.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier B.V 21.09.2011
Schlagworte:
Low Flux
Neutron flux
Neutron radiography
Non-destructive evaluation
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear power generation
Nuclear reactor components
Nuclear reactors
Reconstruction
Tomography
Neutron radiography
Tomography
Non-destructive evaluation
Low Flux
ISSN:0168-9002, 1872-9576
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Zusammenfassung:A neutron tomography instrument was designed and developed at the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada with Queen's University to enhance these institutions' non-destructive evaluation capabilities. The neutron imaging system was built around a Safe Low-Power C(K)ritical Experiment (SLOWPOKE-2) nuclear research reactor. The low power and physical geometry of the reactor required that a novel design be developed to facilitate tomography. A unique rotisserie style rotary stage and clamping apparatus was developed. Furthermore, the low flux at the image plane (3×10 4 n cm −2 s −1), necessitated that the image acquisition and reconstruction processes be optimized. Tomographs of numerous samples were obtained using the new tomography instrument at RMC.
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ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2011.01.065