NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 4, 040401(2025)

Dvelopment and application of pulsed neutron rem counter

Mingyang YAN1,2, Zhiliang HU2,3、*, Yinhong ZHANG2, Zhongjian MA2, Haoyu SHI2, Zheng WANG2, Qingbin WANG2,3, and Weimin LI1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
  • 2Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China
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    Background

    Beam loss in a particle accelerator generates a pulsed neutron radiation field. However, the pulse-counting neutron rem counter faces significant issues with missing counts.

    Purpose

    This study aims to address the issue of missing counts and achieve accurate measurements of pulsed neutron radiation doses.

    Methods

    Firstly, based on the physical mechanisms behind low current generation in nuclear reactions, a detection physical model was established that utilized the charge generated by neutron nuclear reactions as a reference quantity for measuring neutron interactions. Then, an integrating electronic system capable of accurately measuring low current and charge was independently developed. Finally, a method for measuring intense pulsed radiation fields was implemented, and experimental tests were conducted at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS).

    Results

    Experimental results at CSNS demonstrate that the number of nuclear reactions in a single pulsed neutron storm reaches up to103. The dose rate varies from μSv?h-1 to several hundred mSv?h-1, with pulsed neutrons observable on a millisecond timescale. The measured values closely align with simulated values, exhibiting a discrepancy of less than 50%.

    Conclusions

    This study not only addresses the gap in pulsed neutron measurement capabilities in China, but also fulfills the urgent needs of the CSNS.

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    Mingyang YAN, Zhiliang HU, Yinhong ZHANG, Zhongjian MA, Haoyu SHI, Zheng WANG, Qingbin WANG, Weimin LI. Dvelopment and application of pulsed neutron rem counter[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(4): 040401

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    Paper Information

    Category: NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

    Received: Nov. 8, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 3, 2025

    The Author Email: Zhiliang HU (胡志良)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240448

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