Development of a Time-resolved Neutron Imaging Detector Based on the {\mu}PIC Micro-Pixel Chamber
Abstract
We have developed a prototype time-resolved neutron imaging detector employing a micro-pattern gaseous detector known as the micro-pixel chamber ({\mu}PIC) coupled with a field-programmable-gate-array-based data acquisition system. Our detector system combines 100{\mu}m-level spatial and sub-{\mu}s time resolutions with a low gamma sensitivity of less than 10^-12 and high data rates, making it well suited for applications in neutron radiography at high-intensity, pulsed neutron sources. In the present paper, we introduce the detector system and present several test measurements performed at NOBORU (BL10), J-PARC to demonstrate the capabilities of our prototype. We also discuss future improvements to the spatial resolution and rate performance.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- May 2013
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1305.4701
- Bibcode:
- 2013arXiv1305.4701P
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors;
- Condensed Matter - Materials Science;
- High Energy Physics - Experiment;
- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- 5 pages, 7 figures, submitted to Hamon - Journal of the Japan Society for Neutron Science