Doctoral Dissertations
Date of Award
5-2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Nuclear Engineering
Major Professor
Jason Hayward
Committee Members
Klaus Ziock, Lawrence Heilbronn, Eric Lukosi
Abstract
The detection and localization of fast neutron resources is an important capability for a number of nuclear security areas such as emergency response and arms control treaty verification. Neutron scatter cameras are one technology that can be used to accomplish this task, but current instruments tend to be large (meter scale) and not portable. Using optical coded-aperture imaging, fast plastic scintillator, and fast photodetectors that were sensitive to single photons, a portable neutron scatter camera was designed and simulated. The design was optimized, an experimental prototype was constructed, and neutron imaging was demonstrated with a tagged 252Cf source in the lab.
Recommended Citation
Folsom, Micah, "A Compact Neutron Scatter Camera Using Optical Coded-Aperture Imaging. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2020.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/5803