Modern African Nuclear DEtector LAboratory

现代非洲核探测器实验室

• 批准号: ST/S003118/1
• 负责人: David Jenkins
• 金额: $ 52.77万
• 依托单位: University of York
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FS003118%2F1
• 关键词: Modern; African; Nuclear; DEtector; LAboratory

The University of York (UoY) nuclear applications group is presently running a one-year GCRF project called NuTRAIN with University of Western Cape (UWC) and University of Zululand (UZ) in South Africa. They are transferring expertise in working with scintillators and silicon photomultipliers which can be applied to applications in environmental monitoring, experimental nuclear physics and medicine. Six South African students have visited York to receive training and funds have been provided to establish small detector development laboratories at UWC and UZ. The present MANDELA project intends to build on this initial training in the form of a genuine distributed project to develop the components for a new and inexpensive type of positron emission tomography (PET) scanner for medical imaging. This will be based on plastic scintillator and make use of a newly developed UK-based supply chain for plastic scintillator established by LabLogic, a company based in Sheffield close by to UoY. Students in South Africa will be trained to carry out GEANT4 simulations - a method that allows the response of radiation detectors to be studied and hence, novel detectors can be designed. Importantly, UoY will provide these simulations "in the cloud" avoiding the need for high performance computers based locally. The simulations could even be run on a web browser or on a smartphone. Based on the simulations, prototype detectors will be fabricated. Based on training received at York, the SA students will evaluate these and determine the best silicon photomultipliers and fibre optic configurations for scintillation light detection. The MANDELA project will provide funding to upgrade their detector laboratory so they can undertake the necessary work. The project will lead to a solid design for the basic components of a novel PET scanner which can be pursued through a further collaborative R&D phase or move rapidly to commercialisation.

约克大学（UOY）核应用程序小组目前正在南非的西开普省（UWC）和祖鲁兰大学（UZ）（UZ）在南非的西开普大学（UWC）和苏拉兰大学（UZ）开展一项名为Nutrain的GCRF项目。他们正在转移与闪烁剂和硅光电层面合作的专业知识，这些闪光灯和硅光层面可以应用于环境监测，实验性核物理和医学中。南非六名学生访问了约克接受培训，并提供了资金，以在UWC和UZ建立小型探测器开发实验室。目前的曼德拉项目打算以真正的分布式项目的形式以这种初始培训为基础，以开发用于医学成像的新型且廉价类型的正电子发射断层扫描（PET）扫描仪的组件。这将基于塑料闪光灯，并利用由Lablogic建立的新开发的英国供应链，该公司位于Sheffield，该公司位于Sheffield与Uoy附近。南非的学生将接受培训，可以进行GEANT4模拟 - 一种允许研究辐射探测器的方法，因此可以设计新颖的探测器。重要的是，UOY将在“云中”提供这些模拟，以避免在当地对高性能计算机的需求。这些模拟甚至可以在网络浏览器或智能手机上运行。基于模拟，将制造原型检测器。根据约克（York）接受的培训，SA学生将评估这些培训，并确定最佳的硅光电层流和光纤配置，用于闪烁光检测。曼德拉项目将提供资金来升级其检测器实验室，以便他们可以进行必要的工作。该项目将为新型PET扫描仪的基本组成部分提供坚实的设计，该组件可以通过进一步的协作研发阶段来追求，或迅速转化为商业化。

项目成果

Modern African nuclear detector laboratory Development of state-of-the-art in-house detector facility at the University of the Western Cape

现代非洲核探测器实验室在西开普大学开发最先进的内部探测器设施

• DOI: 10.1007/s10751-019-1607-6
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Hyperfine Interactions
• 作者: Kapoor K