Recent Developments of a Micromegas Detector for Neutron Physics

Author

Andriamonje, S. ; Aune, S. ; Berthoumieux, E. ; De Oliveira, R. ; Giganon, A. ; Giomataris, I. ; Gunsing, F. ; Lecolley, J.F. ; Pancin, J. ; Riallot, M. ; Rosa, R. ; Savvidis, I.

Author_Institution

CEA-Saclay, IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette

Volume

56

Issue

3

fYear

2009

fDate

6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1076

Lastpage

1082

Abstract

After a short description of the Micromegas principle, a concept of new neutron detectors based on this technique is presented. It is illustrated by an overall picture of the use of these detectors in different domains such as: nuclear physics, inertial fusion and industrial applications. A particular description will be devoted to two topics. The first one concerns the compact detector named ldquoPiccolo- Micromegasrdquo. This detector, capable of measuring a neutron flux in a broad range of neutron energies, is developed for the measurements of the in-core neutrons flux of future generations of nuclear reactors. The second one based on the new micro-bulk concept is developed for a monitoring detector of a neutron beam.

Keywords

neutron beams; neutron detection; neutron flux; radiation monitoring; industrial application; inertial fusion; micromegas detector; monitoring detector; neutron beam; neutron detector; neutron energy; neutron flux; neutron physics; nuclear reactor; Anodes; Detectors; Electrons; Energy measurement; Ionization; Monitoring; Neutrons; Nuclear measurements; Particle beams; Physics; Gas detector; micromegas; neutron; nuclear reactor;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2015447

Filename

5076080