Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials
Experimental measurements of the response of BF3 detector to a 3 Ci Am–Be neutron source for three different reflecting materials, i.e., aluminum, wood, and Perspex of varying thicknesses have been carried out. The varying contribution of wall effect to the response due to change in active volume of...
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| author | Rubina Nasir Faiza Aziz Sikander M. Mirza Nasir M. Mirza |
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| description | Experimental measurements of the response of BF3 detector to a 3 Ci Am–Be neutron source for three different reflecting materials, i.e., aluminum, wood, and Perspex of varying thicknesses have been carried out. The varying contribution of wall effect to the response due to change in active volume of the detector has also been determined experimentally. Then, a Monte Carlo code has been developed for the calculation of the neutron response function of the BF3 detector using source biasing and importance sampling. This code simulates the BF3 detector response exposed to the neutron field in a three-dimensional source, detector, and reflecting medium configurations. The results of simulation have been compared with the corresponding experimental measurements and are found to be in good agreement. The experimental neutron albedo measurements for various values of Perspex thickness show saturating behavior, and results agree very well with the data obtained by Monte Carlo simulation. Keywords: Albedo, BF3 Detectors, Monte Carlo Simulation, Response |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2dccba205b94693bbd60d775d2efb882022-12-22T02:56:28ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332018-04-01503439445Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materialsRubina Nasir0Faiza Aziz1Sikander M. Mirza2Nasir M. Mirza3Department of Physics, Air University, PAF Complex, E-9, Islamabad, 44000, PakistanDepartment of Nuclear Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, PakistanDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, PakistanDepartment of Physics & Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Experimental measurements of the response of BF3 detector to a 3 Ci Am–Be neutron source for three different reflecting materials, i.e., aluminum, wood, and Perspex of varying thicknesses have been carried out. The varying contribution of wall effect to the response due to change in active volume of the detector has also been determined experimentally. Then, a Monte Carlo code has been developed for the calculation of the neutron response function of the BF3 detector using source biasing and importance sampling. This code simulates the BF3 detector response exposed to the neutron field in a three-dimensional source, detector, and reflecting medium configurations. The results of simulation have been compared with the corresponding experimental measurements and are found to be in good agreement. The experimental neutron albedo measurements for various values of Perspex thickness show saturating behavior, and results agree very well with the data obtained by Monte Carlo simulation. Keywords: Albedo, BF3 Detectors, Monte Carlo Simulation, Responsehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573317304680 |
| spellingShingle | Rubina Nasir Faiza Aziz Sikander M. Mirza Nasir M. Mirza Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials Nuclear Engineering and Technology |
| title | Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
| title_full | Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
| title_fullStr | Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
| title_short | Experimental and theoretical study of BF3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
| title_sort | experimental and theoretical study of bf3 detector response for thermal neutrons in reflecting materials |
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