CVD DIAMOND FILM FOR NEUTRON COUNTING

Authors
HASSARD J LIU JH MONGKOLNAVIN R COLLING D
Citation
J. Hassard et al., CVD DIAMOND FILM FOR NEUTRON COUNTING, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 416(2-3), 1998, pp. 539-542
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
416
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
539 - 542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1998)416:2-3<539:CDFFNC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A detector capable of measuring fast neutrons based on proton recoil p rocess has been developed. It consists of a 1 mm thick paraffin wax pr oton recoil radiator attached to a CVD diamond him charged particle de tector. Its radiation hardness and low gamma sensitivity make diamond advantageous over other semi-conductor materials as a neutron counter. Measurements have been carried out with an accelerator neutron source and it has been shown that fast 2.85 MeV neutrons can be detected wit h improved efficiency and good gamma discrimination. Possible applicat ions of this detector are also discussed. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevi er Science B.V. All rights reserved.