Neutron detectors based upon artificial single crystal diamond

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2275-2279

  Angelone, Maurizio ^a   Aielli, Giulio ^b   Almaviva, Salvatore ^b   Cardarelli, Roberto ^c   Lattanzi, Daniele ^a   Marinelli, Marco ^b   Milani, Enrico ^b   Prestopino, Giuseppe ^b   Pillon, Mario ^a   Santonico, Rinaldo ^b   Tucciarone, Aldo ^b   Verona, Claudio ^b   Verona Rinati, Gianluca ^b  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CVD mono crystalline diamond; Fast electronics; Multilayered detector; Neutron detector; Sandwich detector

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CURRENT MODE; CVD MONO-CRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; ELECTRICAL PULSE; FAST ELECTRONICS; FAST NEUTRONS; MULTI-LAYERED; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; MULTILAYERED DETECTOR; NEUTRON DETECTION; PROCESSING ELECTRONICS; SANDWICH DETECTOR; SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION; SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND; THIN LAYERS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIAMONDS; FUSION REACTORS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THIN FILMS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 69649107498     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2025177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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