Investigation of gamma-ray sensitivity of neutron detectors based on thin converter films

A. Khaplanov; F. Piscitelli; J. C. Buffet; J. F. Clergeau; J. Correa; P. Van Esch; M. Ferraton; B. Guerard; R. Hall-Wilton

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/P10025

Investigation of gamma-ray sensitivity of neutron detectors based on thin converter films

A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli, J. C. Buffet, J. F. Clergeau, J. Correa, P. Van Esch, M. Ferraton, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton

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Currently, many detector technologies for thermal neutron detection are in development in order to lower the demand for the rare ³He gas. Gas detectors with solid thin film neutron converters readout by gas proportional counter method have been proposed as an appropriate choice for applications where large area coverage is necessary. In this paper, we investigate the probability for γ-rays to generate a false count in a neutron measurement. Simulated results are compared to measurement with ¹⁰B thin film prototypes and a ³He detector. It is demonstrated that equal γ-ray rejection to that of ³He tubes is achieved with the new technology. The arguments and results presented here are also applicable to gas detectors with converters other than solid ¹⁰B layers, such as ⁶Li layers and ¹⁰BF3 gas.

Original language	English
Article number	P10025
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/P10025
State	Published - Oct 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Detector modeling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc)
Gaseous detectors
Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons)

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