Performance Characteristics of the OSMOND Neutron Detector

Author

Bateman, J.E. ; Charlton, T.R. ; Dalgliesh, R. ; Duxbury, D.M. ; Kinane, C.J. ; Rhodes, N.J. ; Schooneveld, E.M. ; Spill, E.J.

Author_Institution

Technol. Dept., Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxford, UK

Volume

60

Issue

3

fYear

2013

fDate

Jun-13

Firstpage

2232

Lastpage

2236

Abstract

The performance characteristics of the Off Specular MicrOstrip Neutron Detector (OSMOND) are described. Based on microstrip gas chamber (MSGC) detectors, OSMOND is a high counting rate detector, with sub-millimeter position resolution, capable of replacing the existing rate limited scintillator detectors currently in use on the suite of reflectometer instruments of the ISIS spallation neutron source. The detector system is described together with results of neutron beam tests carried out on the CRISP and POLREF reflectometers.

Keywords

ionisation chambers; neutron detection; neutron sources; particle beam diagnostics; proportional counters; scintillation counters; CRISP reflectometer; ISIS spallation neutron source; OSMOND neutron detector; Off Specular MicrOstrip Neutron Detector; POLREF reflectometer; high counting rate detector; limited scintillator detectors; microstrip gas chamber detectors; neutron beam tests; reflectometer instrument suite; sub-millimeter position resolution; Detectors; Instruments; Microstrip; Neutrons; Nickel; Particle beams; Spatial resolution; $^{3}$He neutron detector; Micropattern gas detector;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2013.2260560

Filename

6519336