A boron carbide based solid-state neutron detector.
Journal Article
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· Proposed for publication in the Journal of Applied Physics.
OSTI ID:961630
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Its large cross section for absorption of thermal neutrons has made {sup 10}B a frequent candidate for use in neutron detectors. Here a boron-carbide-based thermoelectric device for the detection of a thermal-neutron flux is proposed. The very high melting temperatures and the radiation tolerance of boron carbides made them suitable for use within hostile environments (e.g., within nuclear reactors). The large anomalous Seebeck coefficients of boron carbides are exploited in proposing a relatively sensitive detector of the local heating that follows the absorption of a neutron by a {sup 10}B nucleus in a boron carbide.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 961630
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2004-3426J
- Journal Information:
- Proposed for publication in the Journal of Applied Physics., Journal Name: Proposed for publication in the Journal of Applied Physics.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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