Plutonium measurements with a fast-neutron multiplicity counter for nuclear safeguards applications

Jennifer L. Dolan; Marek Flaska; Alexis Poitrasson-Riviere; Andreas Enqvist; Paolo Peerani; David L. Chichester; Sara A. Pozzi

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.028

Plutonium measurements with a fast-neutron multiplicity counter for nuclear safeguards applications

Jennifer L. Dolan, Marek Flaska, Alexis Poitrasson-Riviere, Andreas Enqvist, Paolo Peerani, David L. Chichester, Sara A. Pozzi

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Abstract

Measurements were performed at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy to field test a fast-neutron multiplicity counter developed at the University of Michigan. The measurements allowed the assessment of the systems photon discrimination abilities, efficiency when measuring neutron multiplicity, ability to characterize ²⁴⁰Pu_eff mass, and performance relative to a currently deployed neutron coincidence counter. This work is motivated by the need to replace and improve upon ³He neutron detection systems for nuclear safeguards applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	565-574
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	763
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.028
State	Published - Nov 1 2014

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Dolan, J. L., Flaska, M., Poitrasson-Riviere, A., Enqvist, A., Peerani, P., Chichester, D. L., & Pozzi, S. A. (2014). Plutonium measurements with a fast-neutron multiplicity counter for nuclear safeguards applications. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 763, 565-574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.028

Dolan, Jennifer L. ; Flaska, Marek ; Poitrasson-Riviere, Alexis ; Enqvist, Andreas ; Peerani, Paolo ; Chichester, David L. ; Pozzi, Sara A. / Plutonium measurements with a fast-neutron multiplicity counter for nuclear safeguards applications. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2014 ; Vol. 763. pp. 565-574.

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In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 763, 01.11.2014, p. 565-574.

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