Optimization of a neutron image plate detector with low γ-sensitivity

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 539, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 236-249

  Masalovich, S ^a,c   Ioffe, A ^a   Schlapp, M ^a,b   Von Seggern, H ^b   Kussel E ^a   Bruckel Th ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detector efficiency; Image plate; Neutron detector; Pixelated detector

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER BEAMS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DETECTOR EFFICIENCY; IMAGE PLATES; PIXELATED DETECTORS; POSITION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 13444259683     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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