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I am happy to announce that we've taken our first fast neutron images at the Phoenix facility in Wisconsin, USA! Our source is operational now with a source strength of approximately 1.5e12 n/s and an L/D of 450 to achieve a flux at the image plane of approximately
5e5 n/cm^2-s. Over the next few weeks, we will be increasing our beam current and changing our target to a different material. We expect to get to full power and have a source strength of 3e13 n/s and a flux at the image plane of approximately 1e7 n/cm^2-s. </div>
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The image attached was taken using a Varex XRD 1621 digital detector array and a PP:ZnS(Cu) screen provided by RCTritec. The scintillator field of view is 310mm x 310mm, but we plan to use the full field of view of the detector eventually, which is 430mm x
430mm. The image was taken last night and acquired with 15 frames at 20 seconds each. The frames were then added and the offsets were applied for background corrections. The sample is a simulated M982 military round. It is 155mm in diameter. The outside
casing is 1/8" steel and the inside simulant is an HMX equivalent, <span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">6%
6656 binder (simulated with 204 epoxy). Chemically it is similar to<span> </span></span><span style="background: rgba(242, 199, 68, 0.2); word-break: break-word; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures">HMX</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important"><span> </span>and
RDX but with much less nitrogen. I have outlined some of the defects of interest that we want to see. </span></div>
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system next so I would like to ask if anyone has advice on what material to use as an edge and how thick it should be? We do not yet have any kind of standard measurement technique for this that I'm aware of, so I would like to know what others are doing.</span></div>
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thermal neutrons of several different military grade .50 caliber ammunition. We took an X-ray image for comparison and that is shown as well. The X-ray was done at 350kV but I don't recall the current. The neutron image was acquired using our thermal neutron
generator with heavy water moderator, the L/D was 35 and the flux was approximately 1e4 n/cm^2-s. The exposure time on a neutron sensitive image plate was 20 minutes. </span></div>
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many of you in Garching last month and I wish you all happy holidays as they approach us soon.</span></div>
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