Thermal neutron detection technologies alternative to 3He, featuring a rate capability matching the high flux expected at the European Spallation Source (ESS), are one of the main present challenges of neutron science. A new thermal neutron detection technology was recently developed named the BAND-GEM, a Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM)-based detector provided with a borated 3D converter to reach high efficiency. In this paper the results of a count rate test performed on the BAND-GEM at the ORPHEE reactor are presented. The results show that the detector can easily reach a neutron count rate of 2 MHz/cm2 while maintaining a good linearity and it is able to reach 8 MHz/cm2 with a measurable loss of linearity η and with no sign of instability.
Albani, G., Perelli Cippo, E., Croci, G., Muraro, A., Hall-Wilton, R., Hoglund, C., et al. (2020). High-rate measurements of the novel BAND-GEM technology for thermal neutron detection at spallation sources. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 957 [10.1016/j.nima.2020.163389].
Citazione: | Albani, G., Perelli Cippo, E., Croci, G., Muraro, A., Hall-Wilton, R., Hoglund, C., et al. (2020). High-rate measurements of the novel BAND-GEM technology for thermal neutron detection at spallation sources. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 957 [10.1016/j.nima.2020.163389]. | |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | Si | |
Titolo: | High-rate measurements of the novel BAND-GEM technology for thermal neutron detection at spallation sources | |
Autori: | Albani, G; Perelli Cippo, E; Croci, G; Muraro, A; Hall-Wilton, R; Hoglund, C; Menelle, A; Grosso, G; Murtas, F; Rebai, M; Robinson, L; Schmidt, S; Svensson, P; Tardocchi, M; Gorini, G | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Rivista: | NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163389 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |