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Using a combination of imaging and spectroscopic capabilities, neutron scatter imaging is a novel method of detecting neutrons in an energy range from 1 to 20 MeV. The technique can be applied to measurements in a variety of areas, including solar and atmospheric physics, radiation therapy, and nuclear materials monitoring. Angular resolution is an important parameter for a neutron scatter imaging system. There are some factors causing the uncertainty in the reconstructed image due to the imperfection of the detector system and natures of neutron scattering. These factors mainly are the uncertainties of the position and the energy. In this paper, the contributions of these factors to the angular resolution are discussed. The results show that the angular resolution varies with scatter angle; the position uncertainty not only directly affects the angular resolution, but also indirectly contributes to the angular uncertainty by influencing energy uncertainty; when the detector dimension is less than 5 cm, the energy uncertainty becomes a dominating factor for angular resolution. The prototype is designed based on the above analysis results. The angular resolution of the designed prototype is tested on Cf252 source. The experimental results are basically consistent with the simulation results.
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[1] Nick M, Jim B, Kevin K, Jim L, Peter M, Julia R, Jim R, John M 2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record San Diego, USA, October 29-November 1, 2006 p185
[2] Peter M, James B, Kevin K, Nicholas M, Stanley M 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record Honolulu, USA, October 26-November 3, 2007 p170
[3] John R M, Ulisse B, Benoit P, James M R 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record Honolulu, USA, October 29-November 3, 2007 p17
[4] Yin W, Liang J Q 2003 Chin. Phys. 12 599
[5] Bravar U, Woolf R S, Paul J B, Flckiger E O, Legere J S, MacKinnon A L, Macri J R, Mallik P C, McConnell M L, Pirard B, Ryan J M 2009 IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 56 2947
[6] Nicholas M, James B 2009 IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 56 1269
[7] Zhang X P, Zhang M, Sheng L, Ouyang X P 2012 High Power Laser Particle Beams 24 2464 (in Chinese) [张显鹏, 张美, 盛亮, 欧阳晓平 2012 强激光与粒子束 24 2464]
[8] Zhang M, Zhang X P, Li Y, Sheng L, Li B K, Li K N, Zhang X D, Wei F L, Zhao J Z, Yuan Y 2014 High Power Laser Particle Beams 26 054003 (in Chinese) [张美, 张显鹏, 李阳, 盛亮, 李斌康, 李奎念, 张小东, 魏福利, 赵吉祯, 袁媛 2014 强激光与粒子束 26 054003]
[9] Dan X 2006 Ph. D. Dissertation (Michigan Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan)
[10] Huang H X, Ruan X C, Chen G C, Zhou Z Y, Li X, Bao J, Nie Y B, Zhong Q P 2009 Chin. Phys. C 33 677
[11] Liu Q Z 1994 Technology of Pulsed Nuclear Radiation Fields Diagnosis (Beijing: Science Press) p495 (in Chinese) [刘庆兆 1994 脉冲辐射场诊断技术 (北京: 科学技术出版社)第495页]
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