Using Back-Scattering to Enhance Efficiency in Neutron Detectors

Thomas Kittelmann; Esben Klinkby; Xiao Xiao Cai; Kalliopi Kanaki; Carsten P Cooper-Jensen; Richard Hall-Wilton

Using Back-Scattering to Enhance Efficiency in Neutron Detectors

Instrumentation and Detectors 2015-09-11 v1 Nuclear Experiment Computational Physics

Authors: Thomas Kittelmann , Esben Klinkby , Xiao Xiao Cai , Kalliopi Kanaki , Carsten P Cooper-Jensen , Richard Hall-Wilton

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Abstract

The principle of using strongly scattering materials to recover efficiency in neutron detectors, via back-scattering of unconverted thermal neutrons, is discussed in general. Feasibility of the method is illustrated through Geant4-based simulations of a specific setup involving a moderator-like material placed behind a single layered boron-10 thin film gaseous detector.

Keywords

neutron detection light scattering reactor neutrino physics

Cite

@article{arxiv.1509.03036,
  title  = {Using Back-Scattering to Enhance Efficiency in Neutron Detectors},
  author = {Thomas Kittelmann and Esben Klinkby and Xiao Xiao Cai and Kalliopi Kanaki and Carsten P Cooper-Jensen and Richard Hall-Wilton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.03036},
  year   = {2015}
}

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