[21a-224B-1~12] 2.2 Detection systems

[21a-224B-12] Development and characterization of a Bonner sphere spectrometer for accelerator-based intense neutron sources

〇Akihiko Masuda¹, Tetsuro Matsumoto¹, Hiroaki Kumada², Kenta Takada², Jun-ichi Hori³, Yoshinori Sakurai³, Tadafumi Sano³, Hideki Harano¹, Takeji Sakae² (1.AIST, 2.Univ. of Tsukuba, 3.Kyoto Univ.)

Keywords:neutron, BNCT, Bonner sphere

A Bonner sphere spectrometer using lithium-glass scintillators has been developed to evaluate accelerator-based intense neutron sources for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).
Details of the Bonner sphere detectors and their characterization experiments will be reported in this presentation.