Development of a CCD-based image acquiring system for neutrons at the Argonauta Reactor
AUTOR(ES)
Gonçalves, Marcelo J., Lopes, Ricardo Tadeu, Silvani, Maria Ines, Almeida, Gevaldo L. de, Furieri, Rosanne C. A. A.
FONTE
Brazilian Journal of Physics
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2005-09
RESUMO
A thermal neutron image acquiring system is being developed at the Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear-IEN (CNEN). This system would be capable to perform non-destructive assays after 2D images acquired on a real or quasi real time basis as well as 3D tomographic images reconstructed from the two-dimensional ones. The source-detector set is constituted by the Argonauta reactor - furnishing a thermal neutron flux of 4.46 ×10(5) n · cm-2·s-1 - and by a converter-scintillating screen for this kind of radiation. After a 90º deviation from its original path through a dark chamber provided with a properly positioned mirror, the light emitted by this screen is captured by a CCD-based video-camera coupled to a microcomputer which processes the data and supplies the final digital images. As a previous step aiming at the gathering of parameters and features to characterize the system, a conventional photo camera has been used instead of the video-camera being yet purchased. This work presents the qualitative and quantitative results obtained by using this preliminary system, such as 2D images of several objects and the Modulation Transfer Function-MTF respectively. Besides that, a comparison is made between the results achieved by using this system and those arising from a traditional neutrongraphy employing radiographic films.
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