Thermal Neutron Measurements with an Unpowered, Miniature, Solid-State Device

Tim Hossain; Clayton Fullwood; Will Flanagan; Peter Hedlesky; John Rabaey; Steven Block; Aidan Medcalf; Tracy Tipping

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2021.165577

Thermal Neutron Measurements with an Unpowered, Miniature, Solid-State Device

Instrumentation and Detectors 2021-08-18 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Authors: Tim Hossain , Clayton Fullwood , Will Flanagan , Peter Hedlesky , John Rabaey , Steven Block , Aidan Medcalf , Tracy Tipping

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Abstract

A prototype neutron detector has been created through modification to a commercial non-volatile flash memory device. Studies are being performed to modify this prototype into a purpose-built device with greater performance and functionality. This paper describes a demonstration of this technology using a thermal neutron beam produced by a TRIGA research reactor. With a 4x4 array of 16 prototype devices, the full widths of the beam dimensions at half maximum are measured to be 2.2x2.1 cm2.

Keywords

neutron detection cryogenics particle detector

Cite

@article{arxiv.2103.09093,
  title  = {Thermal Neutron Measurements with an Unpowered, Miniature, Solid-State Device},
  author = {Tim Hossain and Clayton Fullwood and Will Flanagan and Peter Hedlesky and John Rabaey and Steven Block and Aidan Medcalf and Tracy Tipping},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.09093},
  year   = {2021}
}

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3 pages, 4 figures

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