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Over the coarse of my faculty studies in the field of physics I was introduced to plethora of different subjects. My background when it comes to Bachelors revolves around Medical Physics. There I was introduced in subjects and techniques that utilize concepts of modern physics and medicine. Here I did research and practical work in the field of RadioTherapy/Diagnostics where my B.Sc. was...
The construction of a new irradiation workbench is almost completed. Once finished, it will enable the conduct of quantitative neutron and photon experiments in the field of an americium-beryllium source. Therefore, different radiation field quantities, i.e. spectral fluence rates, fluence rates, ambient dose rate equivalents and directional dose rate equivalents, were determined for the...
In order to develop new applications and advanced technologies the worldwide scientific community requires very precise and highly reliable cross-section measurements. In this talk, I will present a measurement of neutron-induced (n,γ), (n,p), & (n,2n) reaction cross sections in the fast neutron energy region using FOTIA and PURNIMA facilities at BARC, India [1-2]. I will further talk about...
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) is a vital tool in the qualitative and quantitative measurement of elemental concentrations, with far-reaching applications in archaeology, geography, and agriculture, among others. This study applies NAA to quantitatively evaluate elemental concentrations in coffee samples and offers a comprehensive review of NAA — its operational principles and associated...
What happens to spent nuclear fuel? One promising future option might be fast (spectrum) reactors operated as a nuclear waste burners, i.e. fissioning plutonium and minor actinides (having half-lifes of tens of thousands of years) and essentially leaving fission products with storage times in the range of hundreds of years. One such fast reactor concept is a molten salt fast reactor (MSFR)....
The detection of radiation in the environment is crucial, often requiring compact and portable instruments. One effective method for detecting gamma-ray sources is through the use of a Compton gamma camera. Unlike Anger cameras, Compton gamma cameras employ source localization techniques based on Compton scattering kinematics. Various types of Compton gamma cameras have been developed,...
Chromium is a very relevant element regarding criticality safety in nuclear reactors because its presence in stainless steel, used as structural material. There are serious discrepancies between the different evaluated data of $^{50}$Cr and $^{53}$Cr neutron capture cross section which are not present in the corresponding estimated uncertainties. The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) opened an entry...
