A novel solid-state self powered neutron detector

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7079, Issue , 2008, Pages

  LiCausi, Nicholas ^a   Dingley, Justin ^a   Danon, Yaron ^a   Lu, Jian Qiang ^a   Bhat, Ishwara B ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; DRIE; Neutron detector; Solid state detector; Thermal neutrons

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; STARS;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; BASIC CONCEPTS; DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; DRIE; ELECTRICAL SIMULATIONS; ELECTRON HOLES; FAST RESPONSE; FISSION NEUTRONS; ILLICIT NUCLEAR MATERIALS; MULTIPLE LAYERS; NEUTRON DETECTIONS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS; P-N JUNCTIONS; SELF-POWERED; SINGLE LAYERS; SOLID-STATE DETECTOR; THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTORS; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 57549086252     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.797036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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