Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR

Kevin D. Berry; Katherine M. Bailey; Justin Beal; Yacouba Diawara; Loren Funk; J. Steve Hicks; A. B. Jones; Kenneth C. Littrell; S. V. Pingali; P. R. Summers; Volker S. Urban; David H. Vandergriff; Nathan H. Johnson; Brandon J. Bradley

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR

Kevin D. Berry, Katherine M. Bailey, Justin Beal, Yacouba Diawara, Loren Funk, J. Steve Hicks, A. B. Jones, Kenneth C. Littrell, S. V. Pingali, P. R. Summers, Volker S. Urban, David H. Vandergriff, Nathan H. Johnson, Brandon J. Bradley

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

27 Scopus citations

Abstract

Over the past year, new 1 m x 1 m neutron detectors have been installed at both the General Purpose SANS (GP-SANS) and the Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR, each intended as an upgrade to provide improved high rate capability. This paper presents the results of characterization studies performed in the detector test laboratory, including position resolution, linearity and background, as well as a preliminary look at high count rate performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-185
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	693
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052
State	Published - Nov 21 2012

Funding

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC , under Contract Number DE-AC05-000R22725 for the US Department of Energy. Many thanks to Lowell Crow for his support and assistance at the HFIR CG-1 beamline, and for informative discussions on the development and operation of the neutron detectors in use at the SNS and HFIR.

Funders	Funder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UT-Battelle	DE-AC05-000R22725

Keywords

Helium-3 proportional counter
Linear position sensitive detector
Small angle neutron scattering

Access to Document

10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

Cite this

Berry, K. D., Bailey, K. M., Beal, J., Diawara, Y., Funk, L., Hicks, J. S., Jones, A. B., Littrell, K. C., Pingali, S. V., Summers, P. R., Urban, V. S., Vandergriff, D. H., Johnson, N. H., & Bradley, B. J. (2012). Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 693, 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

@article{46605ae1b2604a0cb71eec09becc416c,

title = "Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR",

abstract = "Over the past year, new 1 m x 1 m neutron detectors have been installed at both the General Purpose SANS (GP-SANS) and the Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR, each intended as an upgrade to provide improved high rate capability. This paper presents the results of characterization studies performed in the detector test laboratory, including position resolution, linearity and background, as well as a preliminary look at high count rate performance.",

keywords = "Helium-3 proportional counter, Linear position sensitive detector, Small angle neutron scattering",

author = "Berry, {Kevin D.} and Bailey, {Katherine M.} and Justin Beal and Yacouba Diawara and Loren Funk and Hicks, {J. Steve} and Jones, {A. B.} and Littrell, {Kenneth C.} and Pingali, {S. V.} and Summers, {P. R.} and Urban, {Volker S.} and Vandergriff, {David H.} and Johnson, {Nathan H.} and Bradley, {Brandon J.}",

year = "2012",

month = nov,

day = "21",

doi = "10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052",

language = "English",

volume = "693",

pages = "179--185",

journal = "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment",

issn = "0168-9002",

publisher = "Elsevier",

}

Berry, KD, Bailey, KM, Beal, J, Diawara, Y, Funk, L, Hicks, JS, Jones, AB, Littrell, KC , Pingali, SV, Summers, PR, Urban, VS, Vandergriff, DH, Johnson, NH & Bradley, BJ 2012, 'Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 693, pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR. / Berry, Kevin D.; Bailey, Katherine M.; Beal, Justin et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 693, 21.11.2012, p. 179-185.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR

AU - Berry, Kevin D.

AU - Bailey, Katherine M.

AU - Beal, Justin

AU - Diawara, Yacouba

AU - Funk, Loren

AU - Hicks, J. Steve

AU - Jones, A. B.

AU - Littrell, Kenneth C.

AU - Pingali, S. V.

AU - Summers, P. R.

AU - Urban, Volker S.

AU - Vandergriff, David H.

AU - Johnson, Nathan H.

AU - Bradley, Brandon J.

PY - 2012/11/21

Y1 - 2012/11/21

N2 - Over the past year, new 1 m x 1 m neutron detectors have been installed at both the General Purpose SANS (GP-SANS) and the Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR, each intended as an upgrade to provide improved high rate capability. This paper presents the results of characterization studies performed in the detector test laboratory, including position resolution, linearity and background, as well as a preliminary look at high count rate performance.

AB - Over the past year, new 1 m x 1 m neutron detectors have been installed at both the General Purpose SANS (GP-SANS) and the Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR, each intended as an upgrade to provide improved high rate capability. This paper presents the results of characterization studies performed in the detector test laboratory, including position resolution, linearity and background, as well as a preliminary look at high count rate performance.

KW - Helium-3 proportional counter

KW - Linear position sensitive detector

KW - Small angle neutron scattering

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84894494989&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2012.06.052

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84894494989

SN - 0168-9002

VL - 693

SP - 179

EP - 185

JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

ER -

Characterization of the neutron detector upgrade to the GP-SANS and Bio-SANS instruments at HFIR

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this