Design and operation of a 2-D thin-film semiconductor neutron detector array for use as a beamport monitor

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

Volumn 604, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Unruh, Troy C ^a   Bellinger, Steven L ^a   Huddleston, David E ^a   McNeil, Walter J ^a   Patterson, Eric ^a   Sobering, Tim J ^a   McGregor, Douglas S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 D imaging array; Beamport monitor; Semiconductor thin film neutron detector

Indexed keywords

2-D IMAGING ARRAY; BEAMPORT MONITOR; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DIFFRACTED NEUTRONS; LABVIEW; REACTIVE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN-FILM NEUTRON DETECTOR; SILICON-BASED;

COATED MATERIALS; DETECTORS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SILICON DETECTORS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 65749112037     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.087     Document Type: Article

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