Paper:
Research and Development of a Non-Destructive Inspection Technique with a Compact Neutron Source
Yoshie Otake*,†, Yoshichika Seki**, Yasuo Wakabayashi*, Yoshimasa Ikeda*, Takao Hashiguchi*, Yuichi Yoshimura*, Hideyuki Sunaga*, Atsushi Taketani*, Maki Mizuta*, Yoshinobu Oshima***, and Masahiro Ishida***
*RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
†Corresponding author
**J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, Japan
***Center for Advanced Engineering Structural Assessment and Research, Public Works Research Institute, Ibaraki, Japan
In this paper, a pixel imaging detector for fast neutrons with energy levels above 1 MeV is developed and used to produce images of an iron rod and air pockets through 30 cm of concrete. Also, the salt concentrations of 4 cm- and 5 cm-thick mortar blocks are measured, and a correlation diagram is obtained for up to 1 kg/m3.
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