Performance improvement of keV Neutrons-based PGNAA setups

A. A. Naqvi; M. S. Abdelmonem; Ghada Al-Misned; Hanan Al-Ghamdi

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.05.009

Performance improvement of keV Neutrons-based PGNAA setups

A. A. Naqvi^*
, M. S. Abdelmonem
, Ghada Al-Misned
, Hanan Al-Ghamdi

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

The performance of keV neutrons based Prompt Gamma Ray Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) setups have been observed to improve by enclosing its neutron source inside the moderator. The keV neutrons were produced via ⁷Li(p,n) reaction and ³H(p,n) reactions. For the two PGNAA setups, the maximum intensity of the prompt γ-ray yield was observed for a 5 cm long moderator with the neutron source positioned at a distance of 0.5 cm from the moderator-end facing the sample. Due to enclosing the source inside the moderator, the prompt γ-ray yield from the ⁷Li(p,n) reaction and ³H(p,n) reaction based PGNAA setups have increased by a factor of three as compared to that achieved from these setups with the source outside the moderator. This study provides a theoretical basis for the measurement of performance of ⁷Li(p,n) reaction and the ³H(p,n) reaction based PGNAA setups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1631-1636
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	64
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.05.009
State	Published - Dec 2006

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran and Girls Education College, Riyadh Girls Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

Monte Carlo simulations
PGNAA
Polyethylene moderator
Portland cement sample

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