SMALL, PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT DT NEUTRON GENERATOR FOR USE WITH NMIS

Year
2001
Author(s)
J.T. Mihalczo - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J.K. Mattingly - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
L.G. Chiang - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J. Reichardt - MF Physics Corporation
Abstract
The advantages of 14.1 MeV DT neutrons as an alternate source for the Nuclear Materials Identification System (NMIS) are mainly increased sensitivity and accuracy which will extend applications considerably as well as result in shorter measurement times for present applications. Since NMIS requires a neutron source of ~ 5 ยด 106 n/sec, a small, lightweight (