title: Design and construction of pulsed neutron diagnostic system for plasma focus device (SBUPF1).
abstract: In this paper, two designs of pulsed neutron counter structure are introduced. To increase the activation counter efficiency, BC-400 plastic scintillator plates along with silver foils are utilized. Rectangular cubic and cylindrical geometries for activation counter cell are modeled using MCNP4C code. Eventually, an optimum length of 14 cm is calculated for the detector cell and optimum numbers of 20 silver foils for rectangular cubic geometry and ten foils for cylindrical geometry have been acquired. Due to the high cost of cutting, polishing of plastics, and etc., the rectangular cubic design is found to be more economical than the other design. In order to examine the functionality and ensure the detector output and corresponding designing, neutron yield of a 2.48 kJ plasma focus device (SBUPF1) in 8 mbar pressure with removal source method for calibration was measured (3.71+/-0.32)x10(7) neutrons per shot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Application, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983963113 Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar Rajabi
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Moghadam
authors.forename: Fereydoon Abbasi
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Davani