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<sup>10</sup>Boron-film-based gas detectors at ESS Open
The development of detectors for the European Spallation Source is an important parallel element to the effort put into the design and construction of the neutron source and instruments. The 10 Boron-film-based detector developments that s…
View article: Plasma-based etching approach for GEM detector microfabrication at FBK for X-ray polarimetry in space
Plasma-based etching approach for GEM detector microfabrication at FBK for X-ray polarimetry in space Open
Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors are crucial for enabling high-resolution X-ray polarization of astrophysical sources when coupled to custom pixel readout ASIC in Gas Pixel Detectors (GPD), as in the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explor…
View article: Light-yield response of liquid scintillators using 2–6 MeV tagged neutrons
Light-yield response of liquid scintillators using 2–6 MeV tagged neutrons Open
Knowledge of the neutron light-yield response is crucial to the understanding of scintillator-based neutron detectors. In this work, neutrons from 2–6 MeV have been used to study the scintillation light-yield response of the liquid scintil…
Plasma-Based Etching Approach for GEM Detector Microfabrication at FBK for X-ray polarimetry in space Open
Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors are crucial for enabling high-resolution X-ray polarisation of astrophysical sources when coupled to custom pixel readout ASIC in Gas Pixel Detectors (GPD), as in the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explor…
View article: Light-yield response of liquid scintillators using 2--6 MeV tagged neutrons
Light-yield response of liquid scintillators using 2--6 MeV tagged neutrons Open
Knowledge of the neutron light-yield response is crucial to the understanding of scintillator-based neutron detectors. In this work, neutrons from 2--6 MeV have been used to study the scintillation light-yield response of the liquid scinti…
View article: Demonstration of Gd-GEM detector design for neutron macromolecular crystallography applications
Demonstration of Gd-GEM detector design for neutron macromolecular crystallography applications Open
The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden will become the world's most powerful thermal neutron source. The Macromolecular Diffractometer (NMX) at the ESS requires three 51.2 × 51.2 cm 2 detectors with reasonable detection effic…
A design study of a 1-m<sup>2</sup>Multi-Wire-Proportional-Chamber Position-Sensitive-Neutron-Detector (MWPC-PSND) Open
Neutron detection by MWPC based on 10 B 4 C coatings can surpass in performance the one utilising 3 He-gas in terms of position resolution and count rate capability at similar detection efficiency [13]. The use of m 2 -size foils coated by…
3D silicon detectors for neutron imaging applications Open
Neutron detection is of great importance in many fields spanning from scientific research, to nuclear science, and to medical application. The development of silicon-based neutron detectors with enhanced neutron detection efficiency can of…
Demonstration of Gd-GEM detector design for neutron macromolecular crystallography applications Open
The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden will become the world's most powerful thermal neutron source. The Macromolecular Diffractometer (NMX) at the ESS requires three 51.2 x 51.2~cm$^{2}$ detectors with reasonable detection e…
Evaluation of a method for time-of-flight, wavelength and distance calibration for neutron scattering instruments by means of a mini-chopper and standard neutron monitors Open
Accurate conversion of neutron time-of-flight (TOF) to wavelength, and its uncertainty, is of fundamental importance to neutron scattering measurements. Especially in cases where instruments are highly configurable, the determination of th…
Double-GEM based thermal neutron detector prototype Open
The Helium-3 shortage and the growing interest in neutron science constitute a driving factor in developing new neutron detection technologies. In this work, we report the development of a double-GEM detector prototype that uses a 10 B 4 C…
General considerations for effective thermal neutron shielding in detector applications Open
For thermal neutron detectors, effective shielding is a crucial aspect of signal-to-background optimization. This is especially important for cold to thermal neutrons, as the detectors are most sensitive in this energy range. In this work,…
Double-GEM based thermal neutron detector prototype Open
The Helium-3 shortage and the growing interest in neutron science constitute a driving factor in developing new neutron detection technologies. In this work, we report the development of a double-GEM detector prototype that uses a $^{10}$B…
View article: Multitube monitors: a new-generation of neutron beam monitors
Multitube monitors: a new-generation of neutron beam monitors Open
With the renewal of many neutron science instruments and the commissioning of new neutron facilities, there is a rising demand for improved neutron beam monitoring systems with reduced beam perturbations and higher counting rate capability…
View article: Rate-capability of the VMM3a front-end in the RD51 Scalable Readout System
Rate-capability of the VMM3a front-end in the RD51 Scalable Readout System Open
The VMM3a is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), specifically\ndeveloped for the readout of gaseous detectors. Originally developed within the\nATLAS New Small Wheel (NSW) upgrade, it has been successfully integrated into\nt…
View article: Snowmass 2021 White Paper Instrumentation Frontier 05 -- White Paper 1: MPGDs: Recent advances and current R&D
Snowmass 2021 White Paper Instrumentation Frontier 05 -- White Paper 1: MPGDs: Recent advances and current R&D Open
This paper will review the origins, development, and examples of new versions of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors. The goal for MPGD development was the creation of detectors that could cost-effectively cover large areas while offering excellen…
Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model Open
Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad applications across particle and astroparticl…
Strain Effects of Absorbing Layer on Superconducting Properties of a High-Flux Neutron Detector Open
An increasingly unstable supply of 3He in the past decade along with growing demands for detectors from the large-scale neutron facilities have led to a higher focus on developing neutron detectors not relying on 3He. In this study a super…
Uniformity of response of Uranium fission chambers used as neutron beam monitors Open
Uranium fission chambers are commonly used for neutron beam monitoring in neutron research facilities. The challenges brought with the renewing or commissioning of new neutron facilities encourage to minimize the interaction between the mo…
View article: uRANIA-V: an innovative solution for neutron detection in homeland security
uRANIA-V: an innovative solution for neutron detection in homeland security Open
Detection of neutrons is becoming of the utmost importance, especially in the studies of radioactive waste and in homeland security applications. The crisis of 3He availability has required the development of innovative techniques. One sol…
View article: MBGEM: a stack of borated GEM detector for high efficiency thermal neutron detection
MBGEM: a stack of borated GEM detector for high efficiency thermal neutron detection Open
A new position-sensitive thermal neutron detector based on boron-coated converters has been developed as an alternative to today’s standard $$^3\mathrm{He}$$ -based technology for application to thermal neutron scattering. The key elements…
View article: Towards high-rate RPC-based thermal neutron detectors using low-resistivity electrodes
Towards high-rate RPC-based thermal neutron detectors using low-resistivity electrodes Open
We present experimental results on the counting rate measurements for several single-gap $^{10}$B lined resistive plate chambers ($^{10}$B-RPCs) with anodes made from standard float glass, low resistivity glass and ceramic. The measurement…
View article: Self-shielding copper substrate neutron supermirror guides
Self-shielding copper substrate neutron supermirror guides Open
The invention of self-shielding copper substrate neutron guides is described, along with the rationale behind the development, and the realisation of commercial supply. The relative advantages with respect to existing technologies are quan…
View article: Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to collimated thermal-neutron beams
Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to collimated thermal-neutron beams Open
The response of a position-sensitive Li-glass scintillator detector being developed for thermal-neutron detection with 6 mm position resolution has been investigated using collimated beams of thermal neutrons. The detector was moved perpen…