Title :
Gd-bearing composite scintillators as the new thermal neutron detectors
Author :
Galunov, Nikolai Z. ; Grinyov, Boris V. ; Karavaeva, Natalya L. ; Gerasymov, Yaroslav V. ; Sidletskiy, Oleg Ts ; Tarasenko, Oleg A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Scintillation Mater., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine
fDate :
Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
Abstract :
The technology that was designed for organic composite scintillators as detectors of fast neutrons and alpha particles is applied to develop new composite inorganic detector of thermal neutrons. The composite scintillators on the base of Ce:Gd2SiO5 and Ce:Gd2Si2O7 grains were studied. The results of the measurements obtained for single crystals and composite scintillators are compared and discussed.
Keywords :
neutron detection; solid scintillation detectors; Ce:Gd2Si2O7; Ce:Gd2SiO5; Gd-bearing composite scintillators; alpha particles; composite inorganic detector; composite scintillators; fast neutrons; organic composite scintillators; single crystals; thermal neutron detectors; Alpha particles; Composite materials; Crystals; Electron emission; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Neutrons; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3961-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402148
