NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 11, 110203(2023)

Physical design of conversion screens for thermal neutron transmission imaging

Xingyu LIU1, Xiaoxue YU1, Hangzhou LI1, Jinqiu PENG1, Xu YANG1, Kang WU1, Xiaohou BAI1, Junrun WANG1,2, Zhiyong DENG1,3, Lu WU3, Gentao GAO3, Guorong WAN3, Li LIU3, Peng HE3, Yun ZHANG3, Yu ZHANG1,2, Zeen YAO1,2, and Zheng WEI1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 2Engineering Research Center for Neutron Application, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 3Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Structure diagram of thermal neutron transmission imaging system
    Diagram of Siemens star indicator model for thermal neutron imaging
    Thermal neutron radiograph of Siemens star indicator with 40 µm thick LiF(ZnS) conversion screen (color online)
    Radial distribution and ESF of converted photon count
    Thermal neutron radiograph of Siemens star indicator and LSF at the edge of the fourth ring slit (LiF(ZnS) conversion screen)
    Spatial resolution distribution of thermal neutron radiograph based on the LiF(ZnS) and LiF(GOS) image conversion screens
    Neutron-photon conversion efficiency distribution based on the LiF(ZnS) and LiF(GOS) image conversion screens
    • Table 1. Spatial resolution of thermal neutron radiograph based on the LiF(ZnS) image conversion screen

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      Table 1. Spatial resolution of thermal neutron radiograph based on the LiF(ZnS) image conversion screen

      像转换屏厚度

      Thickness of image conversion screen / μm

      空间分辨率 Spatial resolution / μm
      狭缝1 Slit1狭缝2 Slit2狭缝3 Slit3狭缝4 Slit4狭缝5 Slit5狭缝6 Slit6平均 Average
      5(L)35.3137.3535.1235.5135.0736.6635.67
      (R)35.3735.4635.4736.7134.8535.21
      10(L)42.2839.8432.1435.5433.0334.4937.88
      (R)40.3634.3145.7441.3541.2934.22
      20(L)37.0443.2738.7237.2637.9137.1639.04
      (R)46.6937.3736.6939.2738.7338.37
      30(L)36.7442.2549.7742.6943.8445.0642.92
      (R)44.2042.7442.2841.1041.3942.93
      40(L)47.5347.9046.6943.4647.0447.3947.01
      (R)48.7347.7746.8945.5048.9946.18
      50(L)49.9754.8351.7750.0450.1950.4751.10
      (R)49.1256.0550.3647.0151.3452.00
      60(L)56.7857.0851.6753.4858.4458.5855.19
      (R)56.6951.3353.9451.2154.4258.60
      70(L)56.6355.0558.2557.5359.3960.2559.64
      (R)56.0160.7960.8865.6458.9366.27
      80(L)51.5568.4862.9462.5565.6966.2263.19
      (R)48.1260.6565.1670.8064.7671.38
      90(L)59.7367.9862.1770.9066.1177.5668.80
      (R)69.8366.8465.6472.7773.4272.67
      100(L)57.4383.2784.2271.8282.3279.5572.91
      (R)58.6667.2266.7268.8278.6876.26
    • Table 2. Spatial resolution of thermal neutron radiograph based on the LiF(GOS) image conversion screen

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      Table 2. Spatial resolution of thermal neutron radiograph based on the LiF(GOS) image conversion screen

      像转换屏厚度

      Thickness of image

      conversion screen / μm

      空间分辨率 Spatial resolution / μm
      狭缝1 Slit1狭缝2 Slit2狭缝3 Slit3狭缝4 Slit4狭缝5 Slit5狭缝6 Slit6平均 Average
      5(L)38.8137.7540.0636.7933.7629.3435.09
      (R)30.9627.0137.1535.2741.5632.56
      10(L)39.2139.8430.8935.9537.1341.9937.22
      (R)42.3232.3532.6938.1237.1638.99
      20(L)33.6536.7233.9745.2140.1139.5838.65
      (R)40.5037.2237.5240.5840.5538.21
      30(L)35.2150.8644.0438.4942.0544.3042.45
      (R)39.3249.7839.5741.0341.2943.40
      40(L)41.9344.9746.9147.8548.5646.5446.34
      (R)41.6548.1944.7653.4346.0845.18
      50(L)38.6655.2854.3543.3652.0450.9150.46
      (R)61.6452.1046.9251.6048.9149.75
      60(L)53.3053.9955.4652.6357.6355.5554.07
      (R)53.1755.2951.9353.1654.3952.31
      70(L)62.3858.8953.0156.6656.9964.6558.57
      (R)55.8757.5457.2358.0260.0461.51
      80(L)59.5158.7761.8763.6059.8659.2362.20
      (R)68.9662.1059.4665.4864.4663.05
      90(L)59.2472.7173.0868.9663.0068.3566.31
      (R)68.5560.2458.4571.3967.2564.50
      100(L)65.8368.9274.5269.1869.3472.6270.15
      (R)68.1472.3569.3569.7470.8770.96
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    Xingyu LIU, Xiaoxue YU, Hangzhou LI, Jinqiu PENG, Xu YANG, Kang WU, Xiaohou BAI, Junrun WANG, Zhiyong DENG, Lu WU, Gentao GAO, Guorong WAN, Li LIU, Peng HE, Yun ZHANG, Yu ZHANG, Zeen YAO, Zheng WEI. Physical design of conversion screens for thermal neutron transmission imaging[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(11): 110203

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 10, 2023

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    Published Online: Dec. 23, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.110203

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