Thermal neutron beam optimization for PGNAA applications using Q-learning algorithm and neural network

Abstract As a powerful, non-destructive analysis tool based on thermal neutron capture reaction, prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) indeed requires the appropriate neutron source. Neutrons produced by electron Linac-based neutron sources should be thermalized to be appropriate for PGNA...

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Main Authors: Mona Zolfaghari, S. Farhad Masoudi, Faezeh Rahmani, Atefeh Fathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12187-4