Development of a thermal neutron detector based on scintillating fibers and silicon photomultipliers

Journal Article · Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3480995· OSTI ID:22055725

Barbagallo, Massimo; Greco, Giuseppe; Scire, Carlotta; Scire, Sergio ^[1]; Cosentino, Luigi; Pappalardo, Alfio; Finocchiaro, Paolo ^[1]; Montereali, Rosa Maria; Vincenti, Maria Aurora ^[2]

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1. INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, via S. Sofia 62, 95125 Catania (Italy)
2. ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Roma (Italy)

We propose a technique for thermal neutron detection, based on a {sup 6}Li converter placed in front of scintillating fibers readout by means of silicon photomultipliers. Such a technique allows building cheap and compact detectors and dosimeters, thus possibly opening new perspectives in terms of granular monitoring of neutron fluxes as well as space-resolved neutron detection.

• OSTI ID: 22055725
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DOSEMETERS
LITHIUM 6
NEUTRON DETECTION
NEUTRON FLUX
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SILICON
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
THERMAL NEUTRONS