Development of a high-efficiency, glass shell-based, he-filled neutron detector

Roger A. Kisner; David E. Holcomb; Andrew C. Stephan; Vincent Jardret; Charles L. Britton

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437192

Development of a high-efficiency, glass shell-based, he-filled neutron detector

Roger A. Kisner, David E. Holcomb, Andrew C. Stephan, Vincent Jardret, Charles L. Britton

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We have developed a new type of neutron sensor based on small, gas-filled, glass shells with external electrodes. The detector functions as a small (<l-cm-diamerer) ³He ion chamber for applied bias voltages from roughly 50 V to 900 V. We have demonstrated that the detectors function with internal gas pressures from 6 to 10 atm. Charge transport times across the detector volume are a few microseconds. The detectors have very low gamma-ray sensitivity due to their small size as compared to the path-length of energetic electrons generated by gamma-ray interactions. Multiple shell detectors are intended to be deployed within a moderator block to form a single detector system. The resulting detector-moderator configuration approaches the efficiency of a homogeneous system. This paper presents device characterizations and performance data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Pages	1056-1061
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437192
State	Published - 2007
Event	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Oct 27 2007 → Nov 3 2007

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	10/27/07 → 11/3/07

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Kisner, R. A., Holcomb, D. E., Stephan, A. C., Jardret, V., & Britton, C. L. (2007). Development of a high-efficiency, glass shell-based, he-filled neutron detector. In 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC (pp. 1056-1061). Article 4437192 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 2). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437192

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Development of a high-efficiency, glass shell-based, he-filled neutron detector. / Kisner, Roger A.; Holcomb, David E.; Stephan, Andrew C. et al.
2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC. 2007. p. 1056-1061 4437192 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 2).

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