DocumentCode
2914999
Title
A miniaturized neutron detector and counting system
Author
Walker, J.W. ; Bell, Z.W. ; Allen, W.C. ; Branning, J.M., Jr. ; Paulus, M.J. ; Smith, D.E.
Author_Institution
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1998
fDate
1998
Firstpage
1036
Abstract
This paper describes the design, construction, testing, and operation of hand-held thermal neutron detecting system (the “B-10”). The neutron-sensitive element in the device is a Hamamatsu type 3590-04 silicon PIN photodiode coated with a thin (≈5 micrometer) coating of elemental 10B. Neutrons absorbed in the coating cause fissions from which one of the resulting charged-particles enter the diode where the particle´s kinetic energy is converted into a charge pulse. Charge pulses are converted to voltage pulses and are counted by digital circuitry
Keywords
neutron detection; p-i-n photodiodes; portable instruments; silicon radiation detectors; 10B; B; B-10; Hamamatsu type 3590-04 PIN photodiode; Si; counting system; hand-held thermal neutron detecting system; miniaturized neutron detector; thin coating; Coatings; Detectors; Diodes; Kinetic energy; Neutrons; PIN photodiodes; Pulse circuits; Silicon; System testing; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1998. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location
Toronto, Ont.
ISSN
1082-3654
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5021-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.1998.774343
Filename
774343
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