Determination of the spatial response of neutron based analysers using a Monte Carlo based method

被引:17
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作者
Tickner, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIRO Minerals, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
关键词
Monte Carlo; PGNAA; spatial response; neutron/gamma;
D O I
10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00204-9
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
One of the principal advantages of using thermal neutron capture (TNC, also called prompt gamma neutron activation analysis or PGNAA) or neutron inelastic scattering (NIS) techniques for measuring elemental composition is the high penetrating power of both the incident neutrons and the resultant gamma-rays, which means that large sample volumes can be interrogated. Gauges based on these techniques are widely used in the mineral industry for on-line determination of the composition of bulk samples. However, attenuation of both neutrons and gamma-rays in the sample and geometric (source/detector distance) effects typically result in certain parts of the sample contributing more to the measured composition than others. In turn, this introduces errors in the determination of the composition of inhomogeneous samples. This paper discusses a combined Monte Carlo/analytical method for estimating the spatial response of a neutron gauge. Neutron propagation is handled using a Monte Carlo technique which allows an arbitrarily complex neutron source and gauge geometry to be specified. Gamma-ray production and detection is calculated analytically which leads to a dramatic increase in the efficiency of the method. As an example, the method is used to study ways of reducing the spatial sensitivity of on-belt composition measurements of cement raw meal. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:507 / 513
页数:7
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