title: Neutron detection via bubble chambers.
abstract: Research investigating the application of pressure-cycled bubble chambers to fast neutron detection is described. Experiments with a Halon-filled chamber showed clear sensitivity to an AmBe neutron source and insensitivity to a (137)Cs gamma source. Bubble formation was documented using high-speed photography, and a ceramic piezo-electric transducer element registered the acoustic signature of bubble formation. In a second set of experiments, the bubble nucleation response of a Freon-134a chamber to an AmBe neutron source was documented with high-speed photography.
authors: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, MS P8-20, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, USA. david.jordan@pnl.gov
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