About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Characterization of Nuclear Materials and Fuels with Advanced X-ray and Neutron Techniques
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Presentation Title |
Neutron Radiography Capabilities at LANSCE: Completing LANSCE's Cold/Thermal/Epithermal Imaging Suite With Fast-neutron Radiography |
Author(s) |
Danielle C. Schaper, Jeremy Bundgaard, Carl Carlson, Patrick Feng, Donald Cort Gautier, Alexander Long, Darcy Newmark, Sven Vogel |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Danielle C. Schaper |
Abstract Scope |
Neutrons possess two crucial characteristics which allow them to interact uniquely with materials: their uncharged nature is why neutrons often have large penetration depths, and their highly-isotope dependent nuclear interactions can be used to identify and quantify isotopic compositions in complex, mixed-material objects. These properties allow neutron radiography to offer a powerful, non-destructive probe which is often complementary to similar measurements done using x-rays and charged particle radiography. In this talk, we will present a broad overview picture of the current neutron radiography capabilities at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), ranging from Energy Resolved Neutron Imaging (ERNI) techniques to fast-neutron radiography on Flight Path 60-R at the WNR. Specifically, we will discuss how ERNI measurements are used to characterize nuclear materials, and how fast-neutrons at FP60R can be used to test and characterize newly-developed scintillator materials. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Characterization, Nuclear Materials, Other |