Characterization of Monoenergetic Low Energy Neutron Fields with the {mu}TPC Detector

Journal Article · Mon Dec 12 23:00:00 EST 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3665314· OSTI ID:22003914

Golabek, C; Lebreton, L; Petit, M ^[1]; Billard, J; Grignon, C; Bosson, G; Bourrion, O; Guillaudin, O; Mayet, F; Richer, J -P; Santos, D ^[2]

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1. Laboratoire de Metrologie et de Dosimetrie des Neutrons, IRSN Cadarache, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance (France)
2. Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie, Universite Joseph (France)

The AMANDE facility produces monoenergetic neutron fields from 2 keV to 20 MeV for metrological purposes. To be considered as a reference facility, fluence and energy distributions of neutron fields have to be determined by primary measurement standards. For this purpose, a micro Time Projection Chamber is being developed to be dedicated to measure neutron fields with energy ranging from 2 keV up to 1 MeV. We present simulations showing that such a detector, which allows the measurement of the ionization energy and the 3D reconstruction of the recoil nucleus, provides the determination of neutron energy and fluence of such low energy neutron fields.

• OSTI ID: 22003914
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1412; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
DATA ANALYSIS
ENERGY SPECTRA
IONIZATION
KEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
NEUTRON DETECTION
NEUTRON DETECTORS
NEUTRON FLUENCE
NEUTRONS
TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS