Title :
Realization of neutron sensitive MCP with ALD technique
Author :
Tian, Yang ; Lu, Nianhua ; Yang, Yigang ; Huang, Weiqi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We present the research of thermal neutron detector based on Micro Channel Plate (MCP). natGd2O3 was successfully coated on the inner surface of MCP using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology. Neutron beam test results clearly reflect its sensitivity to thermal neutrons. The results were compared with boron doped MCP. One can simply use it as a compact thermal neutron collimator (several mm thick). It is also encouraging to build a neutron imaging detector based on this new coated MCP to achieve both high detection efficiency and good spatial resolution.
Keywords :
atomic layer deposition; boron; collimators; imaging; neutron detection; position sensitive particle detectors; ALD technique; Gd2O3; Neutron beam test; atomic layer deposition; boron doped MCP; coated MCP; compact thermal neutron collimator; high detection efficiency; microchannel plate; neutron imaging detector; neutron sensitive MCP; thermal neutrons; Coatings; Rotation measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154478