• DocumentCode
    2563600
  • Title

    Investigation on thermal neutron detectors based on the Gas Electron Multiplier technology

  • Author

    Murtas, F. ; Pietropaolo, Andrea ; Claps, G. ; Quintieri, L. ; Frasciello, O. ; Raspino, D. ; Celentano, Giuseppe

  • Author_Institution
    INFN-LNF, Frascati, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    Oct. 27 2012-Nov. 3 2012
  • Firstpage
    4301
  • Lastpage
    4303
  • Abstract
    A thermal neutron detector based on the Gas Electron Multiplier technology is presented. It is configured to let neutron beam to impinge on the detector laterally, in order to allow neutron beam interaction with a series of borated glass layers placed along the neutron path inside the device. The detector was tested on beam at ISIS spallation neutron source and at the TRIGA reactor at ENEA-Centro Ricerche Casaccia.
  • Keywords
    ionisation chambers; neutron detection; neutron sources; ENEA-Centro Ricerche Casaccia; ISIS spallation neutron source; TRIGA reactor; gas electron multiplier technology; neutron beam interaction; neutron path; thermal neutron detectors;
  • 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.2012.6551980
  • Filename
    6551980