The invention discloses a compact high-energy gamma generator for
special nuclear material checking and a checking method.The gamma generator comprises a shell and an
ion source, the shell is internally provided with a high-pressure vacuum cavity, the
ion source is arranged at the left end of the high-pressure vacuum cavity, the right end of the high-pressure vacuum cavity is provided with a high-pressure connector
system, and the left end of the high-pressure connector
system is connected with a leading-out accelerating
electrode; a target holder is arranged in the extraction accelerating
electrode, and a
boron target sheet is mounted on the target holder; negative
high voltage is fed into the extraction accelerating
electrode through the high-
voltage connector
system, an
electric field is formed between the extraction accelerating electrode and the
anode of the
ion source, the
proton beam is extracted and accelerated by the
electric field and then bombarded on the
boron target sheet, 11B (p, gamma) 12C
resonance radiation capture reaction is carried out, and high-energy gamma rays are released; the
gamma ray and the
special nuclear material are subjected to a photofission reaction to emit instant neutrons and delayed neutrons, and the detection of the
special nuclear material is realized by measuring the instant neutrons and the delayed neutrons. The device is compact in structure, high in detection sensitivity, short in detection time, low in interference and long in service life, and has very high application value.