Sample irradiation device for neutron activation

Abstract

The invention discloses a sample irradiation device for neutron activation. The sample irradiation device comprises a controller, a speed reducer, an irradiator, a vacuum tank, a compressed air tank and a gamma ray detector, wherein the speed reducer and the irradiator are arranged up and down and are fixedly connected; the irradiator is respectively connected with the vacuum tank and the compressed air tank; the gamma ray detector is fixedly connected with the irradiator; the speed reducer, the irradiator and the gamma ray detector are respectively and electrically connected with the controller. The sample irradiation device for the neutron activation, disclosed by the invention, is used as one of important and key components of an online neutron activation sample transmission and analysis system, has the functions of reducing the speed of rapidly transmitted sample boxes, hovering activated samples, particularly irradiated overdose samples, in reactor pool water outside a reactor activity zone for cooling and discharging water accumulated at the bottom part of an irradiation pipe, is more beneficial for radiation protection of environment and staff and is good in running stability and running safety.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical fields of neutron activation sample irradiation technology and radioisotope preparation, and in particular relates to a sample irradiation device for neutron activation. Background technique [0002] The neutron activation analysis uses the thermal neutrons of the reactor to activate the sample by irradiation, and uses nuclear analysis instruments such as a gamma spectrometer to conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of the specified radionuclide in the activated sample. For activated samples containing long-lived nuclides, like most targets used for radioisotope production, the sample box can be manually placed in the irradiation box and sent into the irradiation tunnel for a long time in the shutdown state. Then take out the irradiation box and transfer it to the thermal chamber to take out the irradiated sample box, put it into a lead tank and transfer it to the designated place for sample processing and...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] In order to overcome the existence of the irradiator in the prior art, it does not have the ability to prevent the water in the irradiation box from polluting the sample box and the measuring tube and other utensils, monitor the radiation dose of the sample box out of the pile, and hover in the inactive area of ​​the pile to cool the overdosage. Insufficient technologies and functions such as sample boxes eliminate radiation hazards caused by over-dose sample boxes to the environmental space and staff they pass through during long-distance transshipment and safety hazards in the transmission of contaminated sample boxes, and improve the control of sample irradiation time accuracy, the invention provides a sample irradiation device for neutron activation

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