Shieldwerx offers a wide variety of thermal, resonance, and threshold detectors.  We are the world's major supplier of neutron activation foils and flux wires.  For over 50 years we have supplied thousands of customers with these materials.  Neutron activation foils have broad applications both in basic and applied research.  They are used in such widely diverse fields as physics, radiochemistry, and medicine.  These fields use Shieldwerx Activation Foils, Flux Wires, Fission Foils and Metal Sheets.  Some examples of foil and wire uses are given below.

Flux Level Monitors- Research Reactors, Fusion Reactors, Neutron Generators, Medical Linacs, Pulsed Neutron Sources, Isotopic Neutron Sources.

Spectral Measurements- Power Reactors, Cyclotrons, Medical Accelerators, Test Reactors, Cosmic Rays, Critical Assemblies

Dosimetry- Radiation Damage, Area Monitors for Accelerators and Reactors

Targets- Particle Accelerators, Research Reactors, X-Ray Generation, Radioisotope Production, Personal Criticality Dosimeters

Neutron Radiography- Neutron Converter Screens, Fast Flux Measurements, Cadmium Ratios

Windows- Vacuum Windows, X-Ray Windows

Shieldwerx Foils are highly reliable detectors fabricate of the highest purity materials under strict quality control.  Each box contains 10 close-tolerance foils, which are cleaned, coded, and accurately weighed to within 0.0001g.  A material Data Sheet giving a spectrographic analysis and coded weights for all foils is included with each box.  An Activation Foil Manual is available upon request with each foil order.  Deliveries of foils are generally from stock.  Refer to chart as a guide to selecting the correct foil for a given energy.