Published September 2010
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Journal article
Development of a thermal neutron detector based on scintillating fibers and silicon photomultipliers
Creators
- 1. Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A., corso Perrone 25, 16161 Genova (Italy)
- 2. INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, 95125 Catania (Italy)
- 3. ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Roma (Italy)
Description
We propose a technique for thermal neutron detection, based on a 6Li converter placed in front of scintillating fibers readout by means of silicon photomultipliers. Such a technique allows building cheap and compact detectors and dosimeters, thus possibly opening new perspectives in terms of granular monitoring of neutron fluxes as well as space-resolved neutron detection.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3480995;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Journal Volume
- 81
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 093503-093503.8
- ISSN
- 0034-6748
- CODEN
- RSINAK
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44016106
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSEMETERS; LITHIUM 6; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON FLUX; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; READOUT SYSTEMS; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SILICON; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THERMAL NEUTRONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION FLUX; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SEMIMETALS; STABLE ISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics