Published February 1, 1984
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Journal article
A parallel plate 10B neutron detector
Description
Parallel plate ionization chambers with vacuum deposited 10B electrodes have been constructed and tested for 10B plating thicknesses from 24 μg/cm2 to 61 μg/cm2. Pulse-height resolutions of the alpha particle and of the 7Li fragment from the 10B (n, α) reaction were measured using low-energy neutrons. The pulse-height resolutions of the chambers were found to be better than a theoretical analysis had indicated. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
- Journal Volume
- 219
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 575-581
- ISSN
- 0167-5087
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 15044372
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALPHA DETECTION; ALPHA PARTICLES; BORON COATED ION CHAMBERS; BORON 10 TARGET; ELECTRON DRIFT; ION DETECTION; LITHIUM 7; MILLI EV RANGE; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON REACTIONS; PARTICLE TRACKS; PULSES; RESOLUTION; THREE-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON REACTIONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; DETECTION; DIRECT REACTIONS; ENERGY RANGE; HADRON REACTIONS; HELIUM IONS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTI-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TARGETS; TRANSFER REACTIONS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- Contract W-7405-eng-26