10B+ZnS(Ag) as an alternative to 3He-based detectors for Radiation Portal Monitors

Typical radiation portal monitor systems, RPM, deployed to detect illicit trafficking of radioactive materials include a set of gamma-ray detectors and neutron detectors. Usually the employed neutron detectors are pressurized 3He-based neutron detectors tubes. Due the shortage of 3He reported since...

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Main Authors: Guzman-Garcia Karen Arlet, Vega-Carrillo Hector Rene, Gallego Eduardo, Gonzalez-Gonzalez Juan Antonio, Lorente Alfredo, Ibañez-Fernandez Sviatoslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307008