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This chapter provides a brief survey of the types of neutron sources that are available for imaging applications, primarily focusing on high-flux sources such as reactors or spallation sources but also including smaller or portable sources based on radioactive decay or small accelerators. Although nearly all neutron imaging studies performed so far have used portable or reactor-based sources, spallation sources will be of increasing importance in the future. Their designs are less familiar and somewhat more complex, so the chapter concentrates on them.
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Arai, M., Crawford, K. (2009). Neutron Sources and Facilities. In: Bilheux, H., McGreevy, R., Anderson, I. (eds) Neutron Imaging and Applications. Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78693-3_2
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