Gamma- and Fast Neutron- Sensitivity of 10B- Based Neutron Detectors at ESS
(2018) 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2017- Abstract
The European Spallation Source (ESS), presently under construction in Lund, Sweden, is designed to be the world's brightest neutron source. When it will be in operation, ESS will deliver an instantaneous neutron flux on detectors that will be without precedent. A down side of the high brightness will be the increase of background, especially from gamma-rays and fast-neutrons.Considering that scattering cross-sections of many samples tend to be relatively low and that the gamma- and fast-neutronbackgrounds tend to be considerable high at spallation facilities [Che +14], the signal-to-noise ratio of a measurement needs to be maximised. The sensitivity of a thermal-neutron detector to gamma-rays and to fast-neutrons is a very important... (More)
The European Spallation Source (ESS), presently under construction in Lund, Sweden, is designed to be the world's brightest neutron source. When it will be in operation, ESS will deliver an instantaneous neutron flux on detectors that will be without precedent. A down side of the high brightness will be the increase of background, especially from gamma-rays and fast-neutrons.Considering that scattering cross-sections of many samples tend to be relatively low and that the gamma- and fast-neutronbackgrounds tend to be considerable high at spallation facilities [Che +14], the signal-to-noise ratio of a measurement needs to be maximised. The sensitivity of a thermal-neutron detector to gamma-rays and to fast-neutrons is a very important characteristic, as it defines the best achievable signal-to-noise ratio for the measurement. It is therefore crucial to measure the gamma- and fast-neutron- sensitivities of all detectors that will be installed on the instruments at ESS.
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- 2018-11-12
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
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- published
- subject
- host publication
- 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2017 - Conference Proceedings
- article number
- 8533095
- publisher
- IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- conference name
- 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2017
- conference location
- Atlanta, United States
- conference dates
- 2017-10-21 - 2017-10-28
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- scopus:85058465575
- ISBN
- 9781538622827
- DOI
- 10.1109/NSSMIC.2017.8533095
- project
- Multi-Blade: the Boron-10-based neutron detector for high intensity neutron reflectometry at ESS
- H2020: BrightnESS - Building a research infrastructure and synergies for highest scientific impact on ESS
- Development of Radiation Detectors and Radiation-Detection Techniques
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- English
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- 27ce6974-ed2c-46a2-88a5-60aa4a2df927
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