Numerical simulations of pillar structured solid state thermal neutron detector: Efficiency and gamma discrimination

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2802-2807

  Conway, Adam M ^a   Wang, Tzu F ^a   Deo, Nimanlendu ^b   Cheung, Chin L ^b   Nikolić, Rebecca J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Neutron detector; Semiconductor device modeling; Solid state detectors

Indexed keywords

BORON-10; DEVICE STRUCTURES; ENERGY LOSS MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH PROBABILITY; MICRO PILLARS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEUTRON DETECTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELING; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLID STATE DETECTORS; THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTORS; THERMAL-NEUTRON DETECTION;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 70350180253     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2021474     Document Type: Article

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