Development of a USB based portable solid state neutron detector

Neutron detectors find several applications in research, defence, security and nuclear industries. The conventional neutron detectors are based on ³He and BF₃. While BF₃ is corrosive and toxic, the shortage of ³He has made it prohibitively expensive. Due to the dwindling supply of ³He, there is an urgent need to explore other solid state detectors that can replace these gas based detectors. Inorganic scintillators are promising candidates to be used as neutron detectors in many applications