Experts Meeting on Fast Neutron Imaging

Scientific Program

Neutron sources for fast neutrons

• Nuclear reactors
• Accelerator based sources
• Laser driven sources
• Performance
• Characterization

Beam formation

• Beam geometry
• Collimators
• Beam scrapers
• Filters
• Moderators
• Beam dump

Neutron detection

• Converter reactions
• Scintillators
• Image detection systems (camera, flat panel, …)
• Simulation of the detection process

Applications

• Cross-section data for fast neutrons
• Contrast mechanism
• Examples and results
• Quantification

Advanced approaches

• Partly moderated beams
• Data fusion with different energies of neutrons
• Single Event Mode Imaging
• Using the gamma component
• Monte-Carlo Simulation