Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Conference Record
Publication Date
Page Numbers
616 to 618
Volume
N/A
Conference Name
2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium COnference Record
Conference Location
Fajardo, Mexico
Conference Date
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Abstract
Abstract - We have designed, built, and tested a 2-D pixellated thermal neutron detector. The detector is modeled after the MicroMegas-type structure previously published for collider-type experiments. The detector consists of a 4X4 square array of 1 cm 2 pixels each of which is connected to an individual preamplifier-shaper-data acquisition system. The neutron converter is a 10B film on an aluminum substrate. We describe the construction of the detector and the test results utilizing 252Cf sources in Lucite to thermalize the neutrons.Drift electrode (Aluminum) Converter (10B) 3 mm Conversion gap neutron (-900 V)