Thermal neutron measurements with an unpowered, miniature, solid-state device

2021/03/12 by Tim Z. Hossain, Tim Hossain, Clayton Fullwood +9 · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2021.165577

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.

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