First Measurement of a 127 keV Neutron Field with a $\\mu$ -TPC Spectrometer

Author

Maire, D. ; Billard, J. ; Bosson, G. ; Bourrion, O. ; Guillaudin, O. ; Lamblin, J. ; Lebreton, L. ; Mayet, F. ; MeÌdard, J. ; Muraz, J.-F. ; Petit, Marc ; Richer, J.P. ; Riffard, Q. ; Santos, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Radioprotection & Nucl. Safety (IRSN), St. Paul-lez-Durance, France

Volume

61

Issue

4

fYear

2014

fDate

Aug. 2014

Firstpage

2090

Lastpage

2096

Abstract

In order to measure the energy of neutron fields, with energy ranging from 8 keV to 1 MeV, a new primary standard is being developed at the IRSN (Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety). This project, -TPC (Micro Time Projection Chamber), carried out in collaboration with the LPSC (Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie), is based on the nuclear recoil detector principle. The instrument is presented with the associated method to measure the neutron energy. This article emphasizes the proton energy calibration procedure and energy measurements of a neutron field produced at 127 keV with the IRSN facility AMANDE.

Keywords

calibration; neutron detection; time projection chambers; IRSN facility AMANDE; electron volt energy 127 keV; energy measurements; micro time projection chamber spectrometer; neutron field; nuclear recoil detector principle; proton energy calibration procedure; Anodes; Calibration; Detectors; Energy measurement; Ionization; Neutrons; Protons; Calibration; MCNP; Monte Carlo simulation; X rays; charge collection; data analysis; drift chambers; electron beams; hydrogen; ionization; metrology; micropattern gas chamber; neutron spectrometry; neutrons; protons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2014.2307093

Filename

6819478

First Measurement of a 127 keV Neutron Field with a -TPC Spectrometer

Maire, D. ; Billard, J. ; Bosson, G. ; Bourrion, O. ; Guillaudin, O. ; Lamblin, J. ; Lebreton, L. ; Mayet, F. ; MeÌdard, J. ; Muraz, J.-F. ; Petit, Marc ; Richer, J.P. ; Riffard, Q. ; Santos, D.

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First Measurement of a 127 keV Neutron Field with a $\\mu$ -TPC Spectrometer

Maire, D. ; Billard, J. ; Bosson, G. ; Bourrion, O. ; Guillaudin, O. ; Lamblin, J. ; Lebreton, L. ; Mayet, F. ; MeÌdard, J. ; Muraz, J.-F. ; Petit, Marc ; Richer, J.P. ; Riffard, Q. ; Santos, D.