A thermal neutron detector based on planar silicon sensor with TiB2 coating
- NázevTitle
- A thermal neutron detector based on planar silicon sensor with TiB2 coatingA thermal neutron detector based on planar silicon sensor with TiB2 coating
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- T. Slavíček, S. Pospíšil, C. Petersson
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- Solid state detectors, Si microstrip and pad detectors, Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons)
- DOIDOI
- 10.1088/1748-0221/7/01/C01053
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Journal of Instrumentation 7(01), C01053-C01053 (2012) · ISSN 1748-0221
- RokYear
- 2012
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- ZáznamyRecords
- ProjektProject
- Spolupráce ČR s CERNCollaboration of the Czech Republic with CERN
- CitovánoCited by
- 2 (OpenAlex)
- Plný text (open access)Full text (open access)
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/7/01/C01053/pdf
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AbstraktAbstract
Neutron radiation as a non-ionizing radiation is particularly difficult to detect; therefore a conversion material is required. The conversion material converts neutrons into secondary charged particles in order for them to be detected in a silicon detector. The use of titanium diboride (TiB2) as the conversion material deposited by an electron beam-physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) as a part of a front-side contact of a planar silicon detector is presented. The effect of different front-side contact material compositions is discussed. The detectors behaviour was examined using alpha particles and thermal neutrons from an 241Am-Be source. Simultaneously, a Geant4 simulation was so as executed to evaluate the conversion layer functionality and to discover the conversion material thickness for the best neutron detection efficiency.
Neutron radiation as a non-ionizing radiation is particularly difficult to detect; therefore a conversion material is required. The conversion material converts neutrons into secondary charged particles in order for them to be detected in a silicon detector. The use of titanium diboride (TiB2) as the conversion material deposited by an electron beam-physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) as a part of a front-side contact of a planar silicon detector is presented. The effect of different front-side contact material compositions is discussed. The detectors behaviour was examined using alpha particles and thermal neutrons from an 241Am-Be source. Simultaneously, a Geant4 simulation was so as executed to evaluate the conversion layer functionality and to discover the conversion material thickness for the best neutron detection efficiency.