Experimental research on a THGEM-based thermal neutron detector

A new thermal neutron detector with a domestically produced THGEM （Thick Gas Electron Multiplier） was developed as an alternative to 3He to meet the needs of the next generation of neutron facilities. One type of Au-coated THGEM was designed specifically for neutron detection. A detector prototype h...

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Published inChinese physics C Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 64 - 68
Main Author 杨雷 周健荣 孙志嘉 张莹 黄朝强 孙光爱 王艳凤 杨桂妄 许虹 谢宇广 陈元柏
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2015
Subjects
Carbon dioxide
Detectors
Electron multipliers
Gas mixtures
Imaging
Prototypes
Thermal neutrons
中子探测器
实验数据
实验测试
工作性能
开发
检测器
气体混合物
气体电子倍增器
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Summary:A new thermal neutron detector with a domestically produced THGEM （Thick Gas Electron Multiplier） was developed as an alternative to 3He to meet the needs of the next generation of neutron facilities. One type of Au-coated THGEM was designed specifically for neutron detection. A detector prototype has been developed and the preliminary experimental tests are presented, including the performance of the Au-coated THGEM working in At/CO2 gas mixtures and the neutron imaging test with 252 Cf source, which can provide the reference for experimental data for research in the future.
Bibliography:THGEM, boron convertor, thermal neutron detector, two-dimensional position sensitivity
A new thermal neutron detector with a domestically produced THGEM （Thick Gas Electron Multiplier） was developed as an alternative to 3He to meet the needs of the next generation of neutron facilities. One type of Au-coated THGEM was designed specifically for neutron detection. A detector prototype has been developed and the preliminary experimental tests are presented, including the performance of the Au-coated THGEM working in At/CO2 gas mixtures and the neutron imaging test with 252 Cf source, which can provide the reference for experimental data for research in the future.
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YANG Lei, ZHOU Jian-Rong, SUN Zhi-Jia, ZHANG Ying,HUANG Chao-Qiang, SUN Guang-Ai,WANG Yan-Feng,YANG Gui-An, XU Hong,XIE Yu-Guang, CHEN Yuan-no（1 Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China ; 2 Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; 3 State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Beijing 100049, China; 4 Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China）
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ISSN:1674-1137
0254-3052
DOI:10.1088/1674-1137/39/5/056002