Applied nuclear physics
Staff members associated with these
projects are as follows:
Recent publications:
"Neutron Fluence and Kerma Spectra of a p(66)/Be(40) Clinical Source"
D.T.L. Jones, J.E. Symons, T.J. Fulcher, F.D. Brooks, M.R. Nchodu,
M.S. Allie, A.Buffler & M.J. Oliver
Medical Physics 19 (1992) 1285-1291.
"Element analysis by scattered neutron spectroscopy"
F.D. Brooks, C.G.L. Henderson, A. Buffler, M.S. Allie, M.J. Oliver
& M.R. Nchodu
Proc. Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 2339 (1994) 431-435
"Directional characteristics of neutrons from the p(66)/Be(40
) clinical source"
J.E. Symons, D.T.L. Jones, F.D. Brooks, M.R. Nchodu, A. Buffler, M.S.
Allie & M.J. Oliver
Medical Physics 22 (1995) 597-599
"Elemental analysis by neutron backscattering"
A. Buffler, K. Bharuth-Ram, F.D. Brooks, M.S. Allie, M. Herbert, M.R.
Nchodu & B.R.S. Simpson
Proc. Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 2867 (1997) 192-197
"Energy spectra in the NAC proton therapy beam"
F.D. Brooks, D.T.L. Jones, C.C. Bowley, J.E. Symons, A. Buffler
& M.S. Allie
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 70 (1997) 477-480
"Determination of HCNO concentrations
by fast neutron scattering"
F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler, M.S. Allie, K. Bharuth-Ram, M.R. Nchodu &
B.R.S. Simpson
Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 410 (1998) 319-328
"Material classification by Fast Neutron
Scattering Analysis"
A. Buffler, F.D. Brooks, M.S. Allie, K. Bharuth-Ram and M.R. Nchodu
Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 173/4 (2001) 483-502
"Measurement of neutron energy spectra
from 15-150 MeV using stacked liquid scintillators"
A. Buffler, F.D. Brooks, M.S. Allie, P.J. Binns, V. Dangendorf, K.M.
Langen, R. Nolte and H. Schuhmacher
Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 476 (2002) 181-185
"High energy neutron reference fields
for the calibration of detectors used in neutron spectrometry"
R. Nolte, M.S. Allie, P.J. Binns, F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler, V. Dangendorf,
J.P. Meulders, H. Schuhmacher, B. Wiegel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 476 (2002) 369-373
"Contraband detection with fast neutrons"
A. Buffler
Radiation Physics and Chemistry 71 (2004) 853-861.
"Detection of anti-personnel landmines using
neutrons and gamma rays"
F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler and M.S. Allie
Radiation Physics and Chemistry 71 (2004) 749-757.
"Detection of anti-personnel landmines
by neutron scattering and attenuation"
F.D. Brooks, M. Drosg, A. Buffler and M.S. Allie
Applied Radiation and Isotopes 61 (2004) 27-34.
"Measurement of neutron fluence spectra
up to 150 MeV using a stacked scintillator neutron spectrometer"
F.D. Brooks, M.S. Allie, A. Buffler, V. Dangendorf, M.S. Herbert, S.A.
Makupula, R. Nolte and F.D. Smit
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 110 (2004) 151-155.
"Quasi-monoenergetic neutron reference fields in the energy range from
thermal to 200 MeV"
R. Nolte, M.S. Allie, R. Bottger, F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler, V.
Dangendorf, H. Friedrich, S. Guldbakke, H. Klein, J.P. Meulders, D. Schlegel,
H. Schuhmacher and F.D. Smit
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 110 (2004) 97-102
"RBE of 200 MeV neutron radiation for the
induction of chromosodal aberration in human lymphocytes"
R. Nolte, V. Dangendorf, A. Buffler, F.D. Brooks, J.P. Slabbert, F.D.
Smit, M. Haney, E. Schmid, G. Stephan
In proceedings of International Workshop on Fast Neutron Detectors
and Applications (Cape Town, 2-6 April 2006) Proceedings of Science
(FNDA2006) 082
“A
compact high-energy neutron spectrometer”
F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler, M.S. Allie, M.S. Herbert, F.D. Smit, R. Nolte, V.
Dangendorf
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 126 (2007) 218 - 222
“Determination of neutron fluence spectra inside a water phantom irradiated by
62 MeV neutrons”
M.S. Herbert, F.D. Brooks, A. Buffler, M.S. Allie, M.R. Nchodu, S.A. Makupula,
K.M. Langen, D.T.L. Jones
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 126 (2007) 346 - 349
Individuals and groups from the following institutions are collaborating in this research: