Published July 21, 2002
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Journal article
Development of solid-state silicon devices as ultra cold neutron detectors
Description
We present a study aimed at developing and optimising methods for ultra-cold neutron (UCN) detection using solid-state silicon detectors. For this we investigated the characteristics of neutron to charged particle converters (6Li, 10B) and compared different deposition techniques. We find that a deposition of 600 μg/cm2 of 6LiF is required to ensure maximum UCN detection efficiency using 6Li as converter. The UCN detectors that we have developed are now fully operational as a flux monitor and as a UCN spectrum analyser in the neutron electric dipole moment experiment at the Institut Laue Langevin in Grenoble
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0168900202003911;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 487
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 511-520
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34008241
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BORON 10 TARGET; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; LITHIUM 6 TARGET; LITHIUM FLUORIDES; NEUTRON CONVERTERS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; ULTRACOLD NEUTRONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; BARYONS; COLD NEUTRONS; DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC MOMENTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HADRONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM HALIDES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; TARGETS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.