1. Professor Malcolm Joyce (m.joyce@lancaster.ac.uk)
Advanced Digital Radiometric Instrumentation for Applied Nuclear Activities (ADRIANA)
Professor Malcolm Joyce

2. Lancaster capability: High-order neutron multiplicity analysis of actinide materials
32-channel neutron array (Lancaster)
High-multiplicity analysis of actinide-containing materials
Instantaneous characterisation for safeguards / real-time fuel assay
32-channel, digital PSD processing (left), multiplicity analysis of MOX fuel (below).
Multiplicity improvements from 4- to 16-channels (left).

3. Liverpool capability: spectroscopic imaging & location of  contamination
40% p-type coaxial detector:
High efficiency.
Good timing.
Mechanically cooled.
Two-element Compton camera:
Two 60 mm × 60 mm planar, double-sided strip Ge detectors.
Canberra Si(Li) DSSD detector.

4. CCFE capability: Ultra-low background -ray spectroscopy systems
SAGE well detector
FWHM keV
Peak/Compton: 81.1:1
Relative efficiency: 67.6%
Transpec portable HPGe
FWHM 2.37 keV
Relative efficiency: 55%
Large high-efficiency crystal
FWHM keV
Relative efficiency: 190%
Low-background lead shield
Compton Suppression
Digital acquisition

5. Progress so far & access
Despite installation continuing (Spring 2014):
Preliminary studies in neutron radiography (paper in the PSD2014 conference next week).
Neutron studies in CCDs (paper in preparation for IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci.)
Labs set up at each site.
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Malcolm Lancaster
Paul Liverpool
Martin CCFE
Systems available their respective laboratories for analysis of portable samples (certification pending).
Facilities are transportable, arrangements and costs logistics to be arranged.

6. Questions?