Radiation Detection and Measurement

  1. Neutron Detection and Measurement
    1. Challenges in Neutron Detection
      1. Neutral Particle Detection
        1. Background Discrimination
          1. Energy Dependence
            1. Directional Information
            2. Thermal Neutron Detection
              1. Nuclear Reactions for Detection
                1. Boron-10 Reactions
                  1. Lithium-6 Reactions
                    1. Helium-3 Reactions
                      1. Uranium-235 Fission
                      2. Boron-Based Detectors
                        1. Boron Trifluoride Proportional Counters
                          1. Boron-Lined Proportional Counters
                            1. Boron-Loaded Plastic Scintillators
                            2. Lithium-Based Detectors
                              1. Lithium-6 Glass Scintillators
                                1. Lithium Iodide Scintillators
                                2. Helium-3 Proportional Counters
                                  1. Operating Principles
                                    1. Gas Pressure Effects
                                    2. Fission Chambers
                                      1. Uranium-Coated Chambers
                                        1. Plutonium-Coated Chambers
                                          1. Compensated Ion Chambers
                                        2. Fast Neutron Detection
                                          1. Proton Recoil Methods
                                            1. Organic Scintillators
                                              1. Proportional Counters with Hydrogenous Gas
                                              2. Threshold Activation Detectors
                                                1. Activation Foils
                                                  1. Threshold Reactions
                                                  2. Time-of-Flight Methods
                                                  3. Neutron Spectrometry
                                                    1. Bonner Sphere Systems
                                                      1. Moderating Spheres
                                                        1. Energy Response Functions
                                                          1. Unfolding Techniques
                                                          2. Proton Recoil Spectrometers
                                                            1. Time-of-Flight Spectrometry
                                                              1. Flight Path Requirements
                                                                1. Timing Resolution
                                                                2. Activation Foil Methods
                                                                3. Neutron Dosimetry
                                                                  1. Dose Equivalent Measurements
                                                                    1. Albedo Dosimeters
                                                                      1. Track Etch Detectors

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