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Compact thermal neutron sensors for moderator-based neutron spectrometers
A Pola1, D Bortot2, M V Introini3
1Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy INFN-MI, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy andrea.pola@polimi.it.
Abstract:
In the framework of the NESCOFI@BTF project of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics, different types of active thermal neutron sensors were studied by coupling semiconductor devices with a suitable radiator. The objective was to develop a detector of small dimensions with a proper sensitivity to use at different positions in a novel moderating assembly for neutron spectrometry. This work discusses the experimental activity carried out in the framework of the ERINDA program (PAC 3/9 2012) to characterise the performance of a thermal neutron pulse detector based on (6)Li.
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