Statistical energy determination in neutron detector systems for neutron scattering science

Author

Kanaki, Kalliopi ; Hall-Wilton, Richard ; Andersen, Ken H. ; Anevski, Dragi ; Argyriou, Dimitri ; Birch, John ; Hiess, Arno ; Hoglund, Carina ; Hultman, L. ; Jackson, Andrew ; Khaplanov, Anton ; Kirstein, Oliver ; Kittelmann, Thomas

Author_Institution

Sci. Directorate, Eur. Spallation Source ESS AB, Lund, Sweden

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 27 2012-Nov. 3 2012

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

166

Abstract

This contribution evaluates the feasibility and potential of a statistical determination of the neutron energy for thermal and cold neutrons in the new generation of neutron detectors. For the European Spallation Source (ESS), sited in Lund, Sweden, which is planned to be operational in 2019, and the world´s leading source for the study of materials with neutrons by 2025, novel neutron detectors represent a critical technology that needs to be developed. The discussion here is based upon lOB based thin-film detectors for neutron scattering science; however such a development is generalisable to other converter materials and potentially relevant to applications outside of neutron scattering science.

Keywords

neutron detection; neutron physics; nuclear spallation; proportional counters; AD 2019; AD 2025; European Spallation Source; Lund; Sweden; cold neutrons; neutron detector system; neutron scattering science; statistical energy determination; thermal neutrons; thin film detector; Boron; ESS; energy measurement; neutron; neutron detectors; neutron scattering science;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2028-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551084

Filename

6551084