Construction of a two-dimensional thermal neutron detector

Xiao-hu Wang; Yuan-bo Chen; Huan-yi Sheng; Yu-bin Zhao; Hong-yu Zhang; Qi-ming Zhu; Rong-guang Liu; Jian Zhang; Pin Xu

doi:10.1117/12.835070

4 August 2009 Construction of a two-dimensional thermal neutron detector

Xiao-hu Wang, Yuan-bo Chen, Huan-yi Sheng, Yu-bin Zhao, Hong-yu Zhang, Qi-ming Zhu, Rong-guang Liu, Jian Zhang, Pin Xu

Proceedings Volume 7385, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Terahertz and High Energy Radiation Detection Technologies and Applications; 73851I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835070
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009, 2009, Beijing, China

Abstract

China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) was under construction since 2008. A two-dimensional thermal neutron detector with sensitive area of 200mm×200mm was constructed for the Reflect Spectrometer of CSNS. The detector was based on two-dimensional cathode strip readout MWPC, using 5.5atm³He+2.5atmC₃H₈ mixture as working gas, and the thickness of the gas volume was 16mm. A readout electronics system was also developed for the detector, which mainly consists of charge-sensitive preamplifiers, amplifiers, charge measurement modules and a 6U VME64x crate. The design maximum neutron count rate of the detector was 10⁵ events per second and the calculated neutron detection efficiency was about 70% for A2 neutrons. A prototype of the detector had been constructed at first, which own an energy resolution (FWHM) of about 23% for ⁵⁵Fe 5.9keV X-ray, and its spatial resolution (FWHM) along the anode wire direction was about 300μm in X-ray test. The detector was then tested by an Am-Be neutron source. The pulse height spectrum of the neutron signal was studied. The detector can work normally and has a good performance in neutron-gamma ray discrimination.

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Xiao-hu Wang, Yuan-bo Chen, Huan-yi Sheng, Yu-bin Zhao, Hong-yu Zhang, Qi-ming Zhu, Rong-guang Liu, Jian Zhang, and Pin Xu "Construction of a two-dimensional thermal neutron detector", Proc. SPIE 7385, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Terahertz and High Energy Radiation Detection Technologies and Applications, 73851I (4 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835070

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