Characterization of boron-coated silicon sensors for thermal neutron detection

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21670%2F20%3A00347541" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21670/20:00347541 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164124" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164124</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164124" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.nima.2020.164124</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Characterization of boron-coated silicon sensors for thermal neutron detection

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Silicon neutron detectors can operate at low voltage and come with ease of fabrication and the possibility of integration of readout electronics and thus are attractive from an application point of view. In this paper, we have studied thermal neutron capture by silicon diodes coated with boron carbide (B4C). One of the surfaces of the diodes was covered with either natural B4C (B4C) or with enriched B4C (B4C). We have investigated: (a) the effect of increase in the sensitive area of the surface of the diode covered with B4C on the neutron detection efficiency and (b) the effect of enrichment of 10B in B4C. The difference in 10B in B4C (16 at. in the deposited film) and B4C ( 79 at. in the deposited film) leads to about three times increase in detection efficiency of the same detector. For the given experimental conditions, we do not observe a direct relationship between increase in the surface area and the detection efficiency. Energy spectra obtained by Geant4 simulations support the experimental observation of finding no direct relation between increase in the surface area and the detection efficiency.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Characterization of boron-coated silicon sensors for thermal neutron detection

Popis výsledku anglicky

Silicon neutron detectors can operate at low voltage and come with ease of fabrication and the possibility of integration of readout electronics and thus are attractive from an application point of view. In this paper, we have studied thermal neutron capture by silicon diodes coated with boron carbide (B4C). One of the surfaces of the diodes was covered with either natural B4C (B4C) or with enriched B4C (B4C). We have investigated: (a) the effect of increase in the sensitive area of the surface of the diode covered with B4C on the neutron detection efficiency and (b) the effect of enrichment of 10B in B4C. The difference in 10B in B4C (16 at. in the deposited film) and B4C ( 79 at. in the deposited film) leads to about three times increase in detection efficiency of the same detector. For the given experimental conditions, we do not observe a direct relationship between increase in the surface area and the detection efficiency. Energy spectra obtained by Geant4 simulations support the experimental observation of finding no direct relation between increase in the surface area and the detection efficiency.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LM2018108" target="_blank" >LM2018108: Urychlovač Van de Graaff - laditelný zdroj monoenergetických neutronů a lehkých iontů</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

ISSN

0168-9002

e-ISSN

1872-9576

Svazek periodika

972

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

164124

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000571576700020

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85085271462