TY - GEN
T1 - The beam of fission neutrons at FRM II and its application in medicine, biology, and materials characterisation
AU - Wagner, Franz M.
AU - Breitkreutz, Harald
AU - Bücherl, Thomas
AU - Loeper-Kabasakal, Birgit
AU - Petry, Winfried
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The source of the fission neutron beam at the research reactor FRM II is a thermal-to-fast neutron converter. It consists of a pair of movable uranium plates which can be positioned in closest touch to beam tube SR10. The energy spectrum of the neutrons is essentially a Watt spectrum with a mean energy of 1.9 MeV. The beam is used for a great variety of applications, e.g., the structure of large samples can be displayed by radiography and tomography; electronic components are tested with respect to their radiation hardness to hadrons; biologists are interested in the specific effects of the high linear energy transfer of fission neutrons, and radiotherapists administer the fast reactor neutrons to malignant tumours. Results of all these fields are given briefly.
AB - The source of the fission neutron beam at the research reactor FRM II is a thermal-to-fast neutron converter. It consists of a pair of movable uranium plates which can be positioned in closest touch to beam tube SR10. The energy spectrum of the neutrons is essentially a Watt spectrum with a mean energy of 1.9 MeV. The beam is used for a great variety of applications, e.g., the structure of large samples can be displayed by radiography and tomography; electronic components are tested with respect to their radiation hardness to hadrons; biologists are interested in the specific effects of the high linear energy transfer of fission neutrons, and radiotherapists administer the fast reactor neutrons to malignant tumours. Results of all these fields are given briefly.
KW - Fast neutrons
KW - Neutron medical treatment
KW - Neutron radiography
KW - Radiation effects
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77954941799
U2 - 10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503691
DO - 10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503691
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77954941799
SN - 9781424452088
T3 - ANIMMA 2009 - 2009 1st International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications
BT - ANIMMA 2009 - 2009 1st International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications
T2 - 2009 1st International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications, ANIMMA 2009
Y2 - 7 June 2009 through 10 June 2009
ER -