Re: switchable neutron sources

[Ted de Castro <tdc@xrayted.com>]

As I was corrected - its SbBe - and its a photo neutron source.

Michael McNaughton wrote:
> 
> At 03:09 PM 10/31/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >SrBe comes to mind - LOTS of very hard gammas however!!
> >Cook the Sr with a neutron source and then slip it into a Be sleeve.
> 
> Ted
> 
> how does this work, how does SrBe produce neutrons?
> 
> Thanks, mike
> Mike McNaughton
> Los Alamos National Lab.
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