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    • 专利摘要:
    The invention provides an apparatus for measuring the concentrations of elements in a material sample by the capture gamma method, said apparatus including a neutron source in the form of an isotope source or a neutron generator, a moderator surrounding the neutron source and being at least partly constituted by heavy water, a semiconductor detector serving as gamma radiation detector and positioned in the immediate vicinity of the material to be analyzed and in the flux of slow neutrons, so much of the moderator being provided before the detector that this is reached only by a very low number of fast neutrons that have a damaging effect upon the detector. The material itself can form part of the moderator and also graphite is preferably used as a moderator around said heavy water. Furthermore, a body of bismuth having the shape of a cone or a double cone is preferably positioned in front of the neutron source so as to absorb gamma radiation and to scatter fast neutrons.
    公开号:SU1291033A3
    申请号:SU792777201
    申请日:1979-05-03
    公开日:1987-02-15
    发明作者:Кристиан Фон Алфтхан Георг；Аннели Лукандер Туула；Раутала Пекка；Еханнес Сипилэ Хейкки；Юхани Уустало Сэппо
    申请人:Оутокумпу Ой (Фирма)；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

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    The invention relates to neutron activation analysis of materials by the method of capture gamma radiation.
    The purpose of the invention is to improve the measurement accuracy and increase the service life of the gamma-ray detector.
    Figure 1 shows the curves explaining the theoretical points underlying the invention; FIGS. 2-5 show various embodiments of a bismuth diffusing screen | Fig. 6 shows a preferred embodiment of the device; Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of the device; in Fig.8-9 - obtained using the device spectra; in fig. 10 is a modified version of the device; 11 shows the use of a pulp analysis device.
    The invention is based on the following theoretical positions.
    Slowing and r neutron propagation is a mathematically complex problem, the exact solution of which can be found only in the case of the simplest geometry, for example, with spherical symmetry. However, actual measuring equipment contains many different materials with interfaces located in different directions. The simplest solution in these conditions is to use the Monte Carlo method for calculating, based on knowledge of the probabilistic laws governing the production of a separate neutron in each medium. By tracing the various cases of neutron conduction (the passage of a neuron with slowing down and a change in direction during collisions with atoms and absorption), one can get an idea of the quantitative and energy distribution of neutrons in various places.
    The results shown in Fig. 1 were obtained by calculating the flux of thermal and fast neutrons based on a spherical model for a sphere with a radius of 100 cm from and. It can be seen from FIG. 1 that the thermal neutron flux in HjO decreases at the same rate as the fast neutron flux, while the thermal neutron flux in DjO spreads over a larger volume without absorption, and only leakage outside the sphere leads to a decrease in flux.
    The retardation distance for graphite is greater, and the diffusion length is smaller.



    O
    than y, but because of its low cost, it is advisable to surround D, graphite and surround graphite. To scatter fast neutrons going to the detector and absorb the gamma radiation of the source, it is advisable to use a cone-shaped scattering screen made of a heavy metal, such as bismuth, which does not capture gamma radiation. Since bismuth is a very bad moderator, the screen must be located at some distance from the detector, otherwise fast neutrons will pass through it 5 to the detector. ,
    Table 1 shows the number of neutrons (n °) that hit the detector for a given period of time for the screen implementation options shown in Figure 2-5. The thickness of the layer П „0 does not play a significant role, but large thicknesses are somewhat better. A wider base cone also improves results by increasing the solid neutron scattering angle.
    Figures 2-5 show the gamma-ray detector 1, for example, a semiconductor scattering screen 2, for example, from bismuth, around which 30 heavy water 3 is located, and a source of 4 fast neutrons.
    Heavy water is pretty; expensive and, therefore, its quantity is optimized in terms of cost. The geometry shown in FIG. 6 is obtained as a result of this optimization. In this geometry, instead of heavy water, most of the moderator forms graphite. However, from the standing of the RONA, located opposite the detector, it is advisable to use heavy water, since it is important to thermalize the neutrons falling on the detector. For this purpose, the required thickness of a layer of water is calculated, and it is observed that an increase in the amount of heavy water above 12 liters does not affect the situation.
    50 In the embodiment of the device shown in FIG. 6, the source of fast neutrons 4 is located at the top of the scattering screen 2. The position 5 denotes the graphite moderator and the position
    55 cie 6 - material under study, located, for example, on a conveyor belt
    The source of fast neutrons used in experiments and calculations, the Cf isotope, gives312
    the best neutron yield per unit of activity, having a fairly low cost and a soft neutron spectrum.
    As is well known, the permissible neutron fluence values for detectors vary greatly throughout the year. As the initial value dangerous for the fluence detector, a value of 10 neutrons / cm was taken. Based on the simulation, it was determined that an increase of 15 cm in the heavy water between source and detector reduces fluence by an order of magnitude.
    Table 2 presents data on the detector service life in a device with an optimized geometry depending on the specified distance using a source of 20 mg cf.
    The experimental geometry of the device in which the source – detector distance of 55 cm was chosen and which was obtained on the basis of optimization is shown in FIG. 7, where the holder 7 of the scattering screen 2 and the vessel 8 with liquid nitrogen are indicated to maintain the detector 1 at a low temperature. A cavity for accommodating the preamplifier of detector 1 was made in the cylinder with the test material 6. The equipment used in the experimental device included a Ge (Li) detector and a computing device associated with it. .The results obtained were displayed on a digital printer and plotter. As a source
    2S2
    used 1 mg Cf. The measurement time was 100 minutes. Nickel and copper concentrates were taken as samples. The results are shown in Table 3.
    In addition, background measurements were carried out by replacing the sample with a solution of boric acid, which is about the same as the sample, reflecting thermal neutrons. The measurement geometry was modified in such a way that the empty space surrounding the detector between the sample and the moderator was in some cases filled with sample material, and in others with graphite pieces pressing as reflectors. Also, experiments were carried out to study the effect on the spectrum of thin cadmium plate installed to protect the detector.
    3
    The spectrum processing program included peak detection, energy calibration, background determination, calculation of the area under the peaks, and an error estimate. To estimate the error caused by counting statistics, the main peaks of various substances were used:
    Fe 7.646 MeV and 7.632 MeV with associated peaks;
    S 5,420 MeV with associated
    peaks; 3.221 MeV, 2.931 MeV. and 2.380 MeV;
    C 7.915 MeV and 7,306 MeV with associated peaks;
    Ni 8,999 MeV and 8,535 MeV with
    accompanying peaks; Si 4.934 MeV and 3.539 MeV.
    The results obtained on the nickel concentrate are shown in Table 4.
    Corresponding results can be obtained using sources of 10 mg and 20 mg in 10 minutes and 5 minutes. By quadrupling the measurement time, the error can be halved.
    Parts of the nickel concentrate spectra obtained on the described device are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
    Capture and activation peaks from the detector material can be eliminated by means of a cadmium shield. Any other neutron absorber could degrade the peak / background ratio to a lesser extent. When using a cadmium screen, the amount of capture gamma radiation from the sample decreased by 1.7 times.
    Fig. 10 shows the inverse geometry of the device with respect to Figs. 6 and 7 for measuring material 6 on a conveyor.
    Obviously, the geometry of the device may vary in various ways. If, for example, the test material is a fluid, such as pulp, then this material itself can be used as a moderator. In this case, the detector
    can be placed directly into the material under study, as shown in Fig. 11.
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    权利要求:
    Claims (3)
    [1]
    1. A device for measuring the concentration of elements in materials by the method of capture gamma radiation, containing a source of fast neutrons, a moderator, a gamma radiation detector, a scattering screen for fast neutrons from a heavy material, preferably bismuth, made in the form of a truncated cone or a sequence of truncated cones, located between the fast neutron source and the gamma-ray detector and used to simultaneously absorb the gamma-ray of the fast neutron source, and The following material is characterized in that, in order to improve measurement accuracy and increase the service life of the gamma-ray detector, a fast neutron source and a gamma-ray detector made by a semiconductor are located on one side of the means of holding the material under study or the gamma-ray detector is located inside the indicated means, the gamma-ray detector being in the thermal neutron flux, and the amount of moderator, at least partially constituting heavy water, between 55 55 60 65
    The point of the fast neutroi and the gamma-ray detector was chosen from the condition that no more than a given number of fast neutrons hit the detector for a given period of time.
    [2]
    2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the moderator is made in the form of a graphite body with a conical cavity filled with heavy water and a large base facing the means of restoring the material under study, the source of fast neutrons is located on the smaller side, and the gamma-ray detector - from the side of the larger base of said cavity.
    [3]
    3. The POP.2 device, distinguished by the fact that during fluence
    fast neutron source 10 neutron / cm. The distance in heavy water between the scattering screen and the gamma-ray detector is at least 10 cm, and the distance between the fast-neutron source and the gamma-ray detector is at least 45 cm. Table1
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