Title :
A fast neutron spectrometer based on GEM-TPC
Author :
Meng Huang ; Yulan Li ; Zhi Deng ; Xiaolei Cheng ; Jin Li ; Libo Niu ; Yuanjing Li
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
fDate :
Oct. 27 2012-Nov. 3 2012
Abstract :
Fast neutron spectrometers with high energy resolution are required in some research fields such as nuclear physics and thermo-nuclear fusion plasma diagnostics. In this study, a fast neutron spectrometer based on GEM-TPC has been proposed, which uses the energy of recoiled protons and the recoil angles from reconstructed proton tracks to derive the neutron energy. Compared to the traditional spectrometers, this new method has merits such as high detection efficiency and excellent discrimination ability for neutron from gamma.
Keywords :
fusion reactor instrumentation; neutron detection; neutron spectrometers; plasma diagnostics; GEM-TPC; energy resolution; fast neutron spectrometer; nuclear physics; recoil angle; reconstructed proton track; thermonuclear fusion plasma diagnostics;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2028-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551080
