Performance tests of boron-coated straw detectors with thermal and cold neutron beams
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Proportional Technologies Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
Prototypes of in-house developed boron-coated straw (BCS) detectors have been tested in the thermal and cold neutron energy ranges. Their neutron detection performance has been benchmarked against the industry standard (detector tubes filled with 3He gas). The tests show that the BCS detectors perform near their theoretical limit regarding the detection efficiency, which is adequate for scientific instruments in the cold neutron energy range. Finally, the BCS detectors perform on par with 3He tubes in terms of signal to noise and timing resolution, and superior regarding longitudinal spatial resolution.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; SC0009615
- OSTI ID:
- 1607006
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1578122
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 953, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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