Title :
Performance Characteristics of the OSMOND Neutron Detector
Author :
Bateman, J.E. ; Charlton, T.R. ; Dalgliesh, R. ; Duxbury, D.M. ; Kinane, C.J. ; Rhodes, N.J. ; Schooneveld, E.M. ; Spill, E.J.
Author_Institution :
Technol. Dept., Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxford, UK
Abstract :
The performance characteristics of the Off Specular MicrOstrip Neutron Detector (OSMOND) are described. Based on microstrip gas chamber (MSGC) detectors, OSMOND is a high counting rate detector, with sub-millimeter position resolution, capable of replacing the existing rate limited scintillator detectors currently in use on the suite of reflectometer instruments of the ISIS spallation neutron source. The detector system is described together with results of neutron beam tests carried out on the CRISP and POLREF reflectometers.
Keywords :
ionisation chambers; neutron detection; neutron sources; particle beam diagnostics; proportional counters; scintillation counters; CRISP reflectometer; ISIS spallation neutron source; OSMOND neutron detector; Off Specular MicrOstrip Neutron Detector; POLREF reflectometer; high counting rate detector; limited scintillator detectors; microstrip gas chamber detectors; neutron beam tests; reflectometer instrument suite; sub-millimeter position resolution; Detectors; Instruments; Microstrip; Neutrons; Nickel; Particle beams; Spatial resolution; $^{3}$He neutron detector; Micropattern gas detector;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2260560
