2020
SPS Chapter Research Award
Suffolk University
Neutron Energy Distribution of an AmBe Source at the MGH Proton Center
Bubble detectors are useful tools for determining neutron radiation of both an AmBe source and a 15 MV medical linear accelerator (LINAC). In order to determine the energy distribution of the sources, a more sophisticated system of bubble detectors is necessary. In particular this requires an external compression system (rather than the screw system used on each detector). A system of multiple energy dependent bubble detectors and the recompression system will allow a variety of experiments for energy determination of the neutron spectrum. This will be used for determining the effectiveness of different.
Project leader(s):Phuc Mach
Chapter advisor:Walter Johnson