May 1, 2012
Report

Boron-10 Lined Proportional Counter Wall Effects

Abstract

The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Safeguards (NA-241) is supporting the project “Coincidence Counting With Boron-Based Alternative Neutron Detection Technology” at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for development of an alternative neutron coincidence counter. The goal of this project is to design, build and demonstrate a boron-lined proportional tube based system in the configuration of a coincidence counter. This report provides information about how variations in proportional counter radius and gas pressure in a typical coincident counter design might affect the observed signal from boron-lined tubes. A discussion comparing tubes to parallel plate counters is also included.

Revised: May 3, 2012 | Published: May 1, 2012

Citation

Siciliano E.R., and R.T. Kouzes. 2012. Boron-10 Lined Proportional Counter Wall Effects Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.