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Study of a high spatial resolution B-10-based thermal neutron detector for application in neutron reflectometry: the Multi-Blade prototype

Piscitelli, F. ; Buffet, J. C. ; Clergeau, J. F. ; Cuccaro, S. ; Guerard, B. ; Khaplanov, Anton LU ; La Manna, Q. ; Rigal, J. M. and Van Esch, P. (2014) In Journal of Instrumentation 9.
Abstract
Although for large area detectors it is crucial to find an alternative to detect thermal neutrons because of the He-3 shortage, this is not the case for small area detectors. Neutron scattering science is still growing its instruments' power and the neutron flux a detector must tolerate is increasing. For small area detectors the main effort is to expand the detectors' performances. At Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) we developed the Multi-Blade detector which wants to increase the spatial resolution of He-3-based detectors for high flux applications. We developed a high spatial resolution prototype suitable for neutron reflectometry instruments. It exploits solid B-10-films employed in a proportional gas chamber. Two prototypes have been... (More)
Although for large area detectors it is crucial to find an alternative to detect thermal neutrons because of the He-3 shortage, this is not the case for small area detectors. Neutron scattering science is still growing its instruments' power and the neutron flux a detector must tolerate is increasing. For small area detectors the main effort is to expand the detectors' performances. At Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) we developed the Multi-Blade detector which wants to increase the spatial resolution of He-3-based detectors for high flux applications. We developed a high spatial resolution prototype suitable for neutron reflectometry instruments. It exploits solid B-10-films employed in a proportional gas chamber. Two prototypes have been constructed at ILL and the results obtained on our monochromatic test beam line are presented here. (Less)
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fast neutrons), thermal, Neutron detectors (cold, Gaseous detectors
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Journal of Instrumentation
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9
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P03007
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IOP Publishing
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1748-0221
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10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03007
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English
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  abstract     = {{Although for large area detectors it is crucial to find an alternative to detect thermal neutrons because of the He-3 shortage, this is not the case for small area detectors. Neutron scattering science is still growing its instruments' power and the neutron flux a detector must tolerate is increasing. For small area detectors the main effort is to expand the detectors' performances. At Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) we developed the Multi-Blade detector which wants to increase the spatial resolution of He-3-based detectors for high flux applications. We developed a high spatial resolution prototype suitable for neutron reflectometry instruments. It exploits solid B-10-films employed in a proportional gas chamber. Two prototypes have been constructed at ILL and the results obtained on our monochromatic test beam line are presented here.}},
  author       = {{Piscitelli, F. and Buffet, J. C. and Clergeau, J. F. and Cuccaro, S. and Guerard, B. and Khaplanov, Anton and La Manna, Q. and Rigal, J. M. and Van Esch, P.}},
  issn         = {{1748-0221}},
  keywords     = {{fast neutrons); thermal; Neutron detectors (cold; Gaseous detectors}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{IOP Publishing}},
  series       = {{Journal of Instrumentation}},
  title        = {{Study of a high spatial resolution B-10-based thermal neutron detector for application in neutron reflectometry: the Multi-Blade prototype}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03007}},
  doi          = {{10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03007}},
  volume       = {{9}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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