Development and deployment of the Collimated Directional Radiation Detection System

Amber L. Guckes; Alexander Barzilov

doi:10.1117/12.2273205

7 September 2017 Development and deployment of the Collimated Directional Radiation Detection System

Amber L. Guckes, Alexander Barzilov

Proceedings Volume 10393, Radiation Detectors in Medicine, Industry, and National Security XVIII; 1039306 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273205
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Collimated Directional Radiation Detection System (CDRDS) is capable of imaging radioactive sources in two dimensions (as a directional detector). The detection medium of the CDRDS is a single Cs₂LiYCl₆:Ce³⁺ scintillator cell enriched in ⁷Li (CLYC-7). The CLYC-7 is surrounded by a heterogeneous high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and lead (Pb) collimator. These materials make-up a coded aperture inlaid in the collimator. The collimator is rotated 360° by a stepper motor which enables time-encoded imaging of a radioactive source. The CDRDS is capable of spectroscopy and pulse shape discrimination (PSD) of photons and fast neutrons.

The measurements of a radioactive source are carried out in discrete time steps that correlate to the angular rotation of the collimator. The measurement results are processed using a maximum likelihood expectation (MLEM) algorithm to create an image of the measured radiation.

This collimator design allows for the directional detection of photons and fast neutrons simultaneously by utilizing only one CLYC-7 scintillator. Directional detection of thermal neutrons can also be performed by utilizing another suitable scintillator. Moreover, the CDRDS is portable, robust, and user friendly. This unit is capable of utilizing wireless data transfer for possible radiation mapping and network-centric applications. The CDRDS was tested by performing laboratory measurements with various gamma-ray and neutron sources.

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Amber L. Guckes and Alexander Barzilov "Development and deployment of the Collimated Directional Radiation Detection System ", Proc. SPIE 10393, Radiation Detectors in Medicine, Industry, and National Security XVIII, 1039306 (7 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273205

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