001027079 001__ 1027079 001027079 005__ 20240611202030.0 001027079 037__ $$aFZJ-2024-03631 001027079 1001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)131055$$aZakalek, Paul$$b0$$ufzj 001027079 1112_ $$aInternational Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis$$cMERCURE BUDA CASTLE HILL BUDAPEST$$d2024-05-05 - 2024-05-10$$gMTAA16$$wHungary 001027079 245__ $$aTime-of-Flight Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis 001027079 260__ $$c2024 001027079 3367_ $$033$$2EndNote$$aConference Paper 001027079 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOther 001027079 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aINPROCEEDINGS 001027079 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aconferenceObject 001027079 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aLECTURE_SPEECH 001027079 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)6$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aConference Presentation$$bconf$$mconf$$s1718107892_32316$$xInvited 001027079 520__ $$aPrompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) is a powerful technique to determinethe elemental compositions of samples of various origins. It measures the emitted promptgamma rays due to neutron capture which have an isotope specific energy. The comparisonof the emission rate of different gamma ray lines allows thus to determine the concentrationin a homogenous sample very precisely. For inhomogeneous samples the gamma line emissionrate depends on the exact elemental distribution within the sample probed as the neutronflux and therefore the gamma yield changes due to neutron scattering and neutron absorption.A precise determination of the elemental composition is thus not possible for inhomogeneoussamples with classical PGNAA methods. A way to improve PGNAA is to use the capabilitiesof pulsed neutron sources which are becoming more common. As neutrons with differentenergies probe different volumes within a sample, the correlation of the neutron energy to thetime resolved gamma spectra allows an indirect access to depth resolved information of theelemental composition. By extending PGNAA with a Time-of-Flight (TOF) option, informationabout the homogeneity as well as depth resolved elemental composition can be obtained.We will present OpenMC simulations as well as an experimental investigation done atthe RANS source in RIKEN [1]. We will show the results for an idealized sample based ona layered structure where the position of an inhomogeneity can be changed. The simulationas well as the experiment show that it is possible to access depth resolved information andthus improve the determination of the elemental composition in an inhomogeneous sample.References1. Y. Otake, et al., "Research and Development of a Non-destructive Inspection Technique with aCompact Neutron Source", Journal of Disaster Research Vol.12, No.3, (2017) pp.585–592. 001027079 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632$$a632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials (POF4-632)$$cPOF4-632$$fPOF IV$$x0 001027079 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G4$$a6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (FZJ) (POF4-6G4)$$cPOF4-6G4$$fPOF IV$$x1 001027079 7001_ $$0P:(DE-Juel1)130382$$aMauerhofer, Eric$$b1$$ufzj 001027079 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aWakabayashi, Yasuo$$b2 001027079 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aIkeda, Yujiro$$b3 001027079 7001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aOtake, Yoshie$$b4 001027079 909CO $$ooai:juser.fz-juelich.de:1027079$$pVDB 001027079 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)5008462-8$$6P:(DE-Juel1)131055$$aForschungszentrum Jülich$$b0$$kFZJ 001027079 9101_ $$0I:(DE-588b)5008462-8$$6P:(DE-Juel1)130382$$aForschungszentrum Jülich$$b1$$kFZJ 001027079 9131_ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632$$1G:(DE-HGF)POF4-630$$2G:(DE-HGF)POF4-600$$3G:(DE-HGF)POF4$$4G:(DE-HGF)POF$$aDE-HGF$$bForschungsbereich Materie$$lVon Materie zu Materialien und Leben$$vMaterials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials$$x0 001027079 9131_ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G4$$1G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G0$$2G:(DE-HGF)POF4-600$$3G:(DE-HGF)POF4$$4G:(DE-HGF)POF$$aDE-HGF$$bForschungsbereich Materie$$lGroßgeräte: Materie$$vJülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (FZJ)$$x1 001027079 9141_ $$y2024 001027079 9201_ $$0I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106$$kJCNS-2$$lStreumethoden$$x0 001027079 9201_ $$0I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-HBS-20180709$$kJCNS-HBS$$lHigh Brilliance Source$$x1 001027079 9201_ $$0I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$$kJARA-FIT$$lJARA-FIT$$x2 001027079 980__ $$aconf 001027079 980__ $$aVDB 001027079 980__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 001027079 980__ $$aI:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-HBS-20180709 001027079 980__ $$aI:(DE-82)080009_20140620 001027079 980__ $$aUNRESTRICTED