Title :
First Measurements of the Inclined Boron Layer Thermal-Neutron Detector for Reflectometry
Author :
van Vuure, T.L. ; Ankner, J.F. ; Browning, J.F. ; Clonts, L.G. ; Crow, M.L. ; Cooper, R.G. ; Remec, I. ; Richards, J.D. ; Riedel, R.A. ; Robertson, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Abstract :
A prototype detector based on the inclined boron layer principle is introduced. For typical measurement conditions at the Liquids Reflectometer at the Spallation Neutron Source, its count rate capability is shown to be superior to that of the current detector by nearly two orders of magnitude.
Keywords :
boron; neutron detection; position sensitive particle detectors; reflectometers; count rate capability; inclined boron layer principle; liquid reflectometer; position-sensitive multi-wire proportional counter; spallation neutron source; thermal-neutron detector; Boron; Current measurement; Government; Instruments; Liquids; Neutrons; Position sensitive particle detectors; Prototypes; Reflectometry; Spatial resolution; Boron; neutron detectors; position sensitive particle detectors; reflectometry;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2036913
