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Combined photon–neutron radiography for nondestructive analysis of materials

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Combined photon–neutron radiography was investigated as a nondestructive method to determine the shape and material composition of complex objects. A system consisting of photon and neutron sources in a cone-beam configuration and a 2D detector array was modeled using the MCNP5 code. Photon-to-neutron transmission ratios were determined for a car engine using 0.1, 0.5, 2.5 MeV neutrons and 0.2, 0.5, 1 MeV photons. Focusing on inherent difference between neutron and photon interactions with matter, it was possible to classify materials within the scanned object.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-4027, USA

    Jessica Hartman & Alexander Barzilov

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Hartman, J., Barzilov, A. Combined photon–neutron radiography for nondestructive analysis of materials. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 2307–2312 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4564-9

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