Title :
Glass-panel 6Li neutron detector
Author :
Inglis, A. ; Rosenfeld, E. ; Yellen, M. ; Pade, D. ; Damask, S. ; Hazen, E. ; Ahlen, S. ; Tomita, Hiroki ; Hartwig, Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the development of a neutron detector utilizing solid enriched lithium, which has substantial neutron detection efficiency. The detector employs large, thin sheets of lithium in a gas-filled multi-wire proportional chamber (MWPC). Using low-cost design methods, readout electronics, and a small fraction of the already available enriched lithium available from Y-12/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the amount of 3He equivalent detection capability for nuclear non-proliferation activities can be greatly increased.
Keywords :
multiwire proportional chambers; neutron detection; nuclear electronics; readout electronics; 3He equivalent detection capability amount; MWPC; Y-12-Oak Ridge national laboratory; available enriched lithium small fraction; gas-filled multiwire proportional chamber; glass-panel 6Li neutron detector development; large thin lithium sheets; low-cost design methods; nuclear nonproliferation activities; readout electronics; solid enriched lithium; substantial neutron detection efficiency; Boron; Copper; Detectors; Lithium; Materials; Neutrons; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Homeland Security (HST), 2012 IEEE Conference on Technologies for
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2708-4
DOI :
10.1109/THS.2012.6459887
