Performance evaluation of the Boron Coated Straws detector with Geant4
Abstract
The last decade has witnessed the development of several alternative neutron detector technologies, as a consequence of upcoming neutron sources and upgrades, as well the world-wide shortage of 3He. One branch of development is the family of 10B-based gaseous detectors. This work focuses on the boron coated straws (BCS) by Proportional Technologies Inc., a commercial solution designed for use in homeland security and neutron science. A detailed Geant4 simulation study of the BCS is presented, which investigates various aspects of the detector performance, e.g. efficiency, activation, absorption and the impact of scattering on the measured signal. The suitability of the BCS detector for Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) and direct chopper spectrometry is discussed.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- November 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.nima.2019.162463
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1904.05082
- Bibcode:
- 2019NIMPA.94362463K
- Keywords:
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- Boron Coated Straws;
- Boron10;
- Geant4;
- Neutron detector;
- Neutron scattering;
- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
- E-Print:
- 50 pages, 37 figures, minor changes after review, results unchanged