A neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector with cross delay line readout

Kevin D. Berry; Hassina Z. Bilheux; Lowell Crow; Yacouba Diawara; W. Bruce Feller; Erik B. Iverson; Adrian Martin; J. Lee Robertson

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551091

A neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector with cross delay line readout

Kevin D. Berry, Hassina Z. Bilheux, Lowell Crow, Yacouba Diawara, W. Bruce Feller, Erik B. Iverson, Adrian Martin, J. Lee Robertson

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Abstract

Microchannel plates containing neutron absorbing elements such as boron and gadolinium in the bulk glass are used as the sensing element in high spatial resolution, high rate neutron imaging systems. In this paper we describe one such device, using both ¹⁰B and natural Gd, which employs cross delay line signal readout, with time-of-flight capability. This detector has a measured spatial resolution under 40 μm FWHM, thermal neutron efficiency of 19%, and has recorded rates in excess of 500 kHz. A physical and functional description is presented, followed by a discussion of measurements of detector performance and a brief survey of some practical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Pages	192-198
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551091
State	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Oct 29 2012 → Nov 3 2012

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	10/29/12 → 11/3/12

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Berry, K. D., Bilheux, H. Z., Crow, L., Diawara, Y., Feller, W. B., Iverson, E. B., Martin, A., & Robertson, J. L. (2012). A neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector with cross delay line readout. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012 (pp. 192-198). Article 6551091 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551091

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A neutron sensitive microchannel plate detector with cross delay line readout. / Berry, Kevin D.; Bilheux, Hassina Z.; Crow, Lowell et al.
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2012. 2012. p. 192-198 6551091 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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