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Dr Carlo Cazzaniga (STFC)17/09/2026, 13:30Oral Presentation
Two table-top neutron generators producing 14 MeV and 2.5 MeV neutrons have been installed at the Neutron Irradiation Laboratory for Electronics (NILE) of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The neutron fields are generated through deuterium–tritium (DT) and deuterium–deuterium (DD) fusion reactions, respectively. Monte Carlo simulations supported the design and optimisation of the...
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Jack Bishop (University of Birmingham)17/09/2026, 14:00Oral Presentation
The High-Flux Accelerator Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) is a user facility located at the University of Birmingham providing ~$10^{11}$ n/s/cm$^{2}$ via the $^{7}$Li$(p,n)$ reaction, giving neutrons up to an energy of 0.9 MeV. Due to the thick target approach, this energy spectrum is broad energy.
The current capabilities of the facility and some use cases will be highlighted as well...
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Rhys Bonnell17/09/2026, 14:30Oral Presentation
Direct measurements of astrophysical nuclear reactions require the detection of extremely low event rates and therefore benefit greatly from the ultra-low-background conditions available in deep underground laboratories. For neutron-producing reactions, sensitivity can be further limited by the lack of neutron-energy information provided by many conventional high-efficiency detectors,...
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James Doherty (Nuclear Restoration Services)17/09/2026, 14:45Oral Presentation
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) operates the Dounreay site in the north of Scotland, which was built in 1955 as the centre of fast reactor research in the United Kingdom. Today, our challenge is to decommission and remediate the site, including our research reactor, our two fast reactors, our fuel cycle area, and our legacy underground waste stores which are no longer suitable for that...
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Gemma Wilson (UKAEA)17/09/2026, 15:30Oral Presentation
The Applied Radiation Technology group at UKAEA specialises in neutron and gamma measurements, benchmark experiments in for materials undergoing neutron irradiation and in neutronics simulations and analysis for current and future fusion facilities. This talk will discuss the current research in the group relating to neutrons, and work towards the upcoming LIthium BReeding Tritium Innovation...
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Gee Bartram (UKAEA)17/09/2026, 16:00Oral Presentation
For the upcoming Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) facility at UKAEA, a D-T neutron generator will be utilised. This source will be surrounded by breeder blanket material to produce tritium, where one of the aims is to determine the tritium breeding ratio (TBR). Monitoring the neutron flux and neutron energies provided by the source is essential for measuring the tritium consumed....
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Ken Livingston (University of Glasgow)17/09/2026, 16:15Oral Presentation
MultiGrid (MG) technology has been developed as alternative to 3He for
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neutron detection - partly due to the increasing cost and availability
of Helium, and partly to access the high rates anticipated at new
facilities like ESS (European Spallation Source). MG was first developed
over 10 years ago, and has been used in several tests, but the T-REX
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John Murphy (University of Birmingham)17/09/2026, 16:30Oral Presentation
The University of Birmingham’s High-Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility (HF-ADNeF) currently operates using the p−7Li reaction to produce intense, fast neutron beams for experimental studies. However, the accelerator could accelerate deuterons onto the lithium target instead, enabling neutron production up to energies of 17 MeV, covering the D-T fusion neutron spectrum peak at 14.1 MeV....
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30. Enabling Better Science: Recent Scintillator and Micro-Pattern Gas Detector Developments at ISISGiacomo Mauri (STFC - ISIS)17/09/2026, 16:45Oral Presentation
ISIS is the UK neutron and muon spallation source with a suite of over thirty specialised instruments. It is a world-leading facility for research in a vast range of scientific fields, from physics and chemistry to biology and engineering. All neutron instruments employ either scintillator-based or gaseous-based detectors. These have been under development at ISIS for more than three decades....
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Dr Kerri Loughney, Dr Matthew Taggart18/09/2026, 09:00Oral Presentation
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Dr Giuseppe Lorusso18/09/2026, 09:30Oral Presentation
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Max Conroy (University of Birmingham)18/09/2026, 10:00Oral Presentation
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a promising form of cancer treatment whereby a boron-loaded pharmaceutical is administered to a patient and, upon irradiation with a neutron beam, the products from the resulting neutron-induced reaction damage and destroy the cancer. One particular area of BNCT that requires development is dosimetry. In this work, a scintillator-based gamma detection...
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Filippo Falezza (The University of Birmingham)18/09/2026, 10:15Oral Presentation
Among commercially available neutron sources, the ²⁴¹Am-⁹Be proves to be useful in both industrial, education and research environments because of its constant neutron flux and longer working life compared to other alternatives. An accurate simulation tool of this source would allow a better understanding of the neutron energy spectrum and flux. The ⁹Be(α,n)¹²C reaction of interest is not...
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Dr Colin Horsfield18/09/2026, 11:00Oral Presentation
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David Sharp18/09/2026, 11:30Oral Presentation
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Dr Michael Bunce (National Physical Laboratory)18/09/2026, 12:00Oral Presentation
Michael Bunce1, David Thomas1, Graeme Taylor1, Neil Roberts1, Andrew Bennett1, Sarb Cheema1, Kimberly Ward1, Daniel Smith1, Nicola Horwood1 and Ed O’Sullivan1
1Nuclear Metrology Group, National Physical Laboratory, UKBy definition a neutron detector will detect neutrons. However, the amount of information that can be derived from a detected event depends on what is known about the...
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38. Developments in Portable Neutron Measurement and Radiometric Analysis Capabilities at SellafieldMr Henry Watkinson (Sellafield Ltd)18/09/2026, 12:15Oral Presentation
Characterisation of fissile material inventories in legacy nuclear facilities remains a significant challenge for successful decommissioning. To do so effectively requires portable neutron techniques, which face several difficulties – constrained access, complex geometries, elevated dose rates that interfere with neutron measurements, and often a need for rapid operational decision-making....
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Mr Renjie Wu (University of York)Poster Presentation
Elpasolite scintillators such as Cs₂LiYCl₆:Ce (CLYC) and Cs₂LiLaBr₆₋ₓClₓ:Ce (CLLBC) combine gamma-ray spectroscopy with intrinsic neutron sensitivity through the ⁶Li(n,t)αreaction, making them attractive for compact measurements in mixed radiation fields. This work compares the measured response of 1-inch × 1-inch CLYC and CLLBC detectors coupled to silicon photomultipliers with a Geant4...
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Toby Wolverson (University of Surrey / NTR-Net)Poster Presentation
Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD) scintillators are capable of distinguishing between gamma and neutron interactions through differences in their scintillation pulse shapes, enabling both types of radiation to be detected and distinguished through a single detector. Although plastic scintillators offer limited energy resolution in comparison to inorganic scintillators, due to the low Z...
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Dominik Stajkowski (University of Birmingham)Poster Presentation
The increased demand for neutron detection has prompted investigations of new techniques for achieving this goal. One method of realising this depends on neutron-induced reactions in a detector crystal with charged particles in the exit channel. Particle mass and charge influence its LET, which ultimately affects the dominant photo-emission mechanism in the used scintillator. This property can...
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Stephen Donegan (University of Leeds)Poster Presentation
Ion‑exchange (IX) technologies are widely used for purifying aqueous solutions by enabling a reversible, stoichiometric exchange of ions between an electrolyte and a solid sorbent. Among the various materials available, aluminosilicate zeolites—particularly clinoptilolite—exhibit strong intrinsic selectivity for cesium and strontium, making them highly relevant to nuclear effluent treatment....
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Nerys Davies (University of Liverpool)Poster Presentation
This research involves investigations into the pulse shape discrimination (PSD) capacity of a fast neutron and gamma-ray plastic scintillator, EJ-276, and the characterisation of waveforms created as a result of interactions of both particle types. Whereas most scintillators can only be used for the detection of gamma-rays, the EJ-276 is a robust plastic scintillator designed for detection and...
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Davide Raspino (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))Poster Presentation
This paper presents the development of a versatile FPGA firmware for reading out ³He resistive wire tubes used in neutron scattering experiments. 3He-base resistive wire tubes are widely used worldwide on neutron scattering instruments at both Spallation and reactor neutron sources. In fact, the main neutron sources, such as ISIS in the UK, ILL in France, SNS in the US, FRM2 in Germany, ESS in...
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