Simulation study of Fast Neutron Radiography using GEANT4

Abstract

Fast neutron radiography (FNR) is an important non-destructive technique for the imaging of thick bulk material. We are designing a FNR system using a laboratory based 14 MeV D-T neutron generator [1]. Simulation studies have been carried using Monte Carlo based GEANT4 code to understand the response of the FNR system for various objects. Different samples ranging from low Z, metallic and high Z materials were simulated for their radiographic images. The quality of constructed neutron radiography images in terms of relative contrast ratio and the contrast to noise ratio were investigated for their dependence on various parameters such as thickness, voids inside high/low Z material and also for low Z material hidden behind high Z material. We report here the potential and limitations of FNR for imaging different materials and a few configurations and also the possible areas where FNR can be implemented.

Prompt gamma-ray methods for industrial process evaluation: A simulation study

“…Neutrons are used in industrial diagnosis under the category of sealed sources applications in level measurement in storage tanks and chemical reactors [15,16]. Other neutrons' industrial applications include neutron radiography [17][18][19], neutron CT [20], and in moisture-based measurements like in paper industry [21]. In medical imaging, neutron activation and prompt gamma have been used for SPECT imaging and during boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) [22,23].…”