A prototype of the SiPM readout scintillator neutron detector for the engineering material diffractometer of CSNS

Qian Yu; Bin Tang; Chang Huang; Yadong Wei; Shaojia Chen; Lin Qiu; Xiuku Wang; Hong Xu; Zhijia Sun; Guangyou Wei; Mengjiao Tang

Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Mar 2022)

A prototype of the SiPM readout scintillator neutron detector for the engineering material diffractometer of CSNS

Qian Yu,
Bin Tang,
Chang Huang,
Yadong Wei,
Shaojia Chen,
Lin Qiu,
Xiuku Wang,
Hong Xu,
Zhijia Sun,
Guangyou Wei,
Mengjiao Tang

Affiliations

Qian Yu: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China
Bin Tang: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China; Corresponding author. Institute of High Energy Physics, China.
Chang Huang: Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China; Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Yadong Wei: Institute of Science Techology Innovation, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523800, China
Shaojia Chen: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China
Lin Qiu: Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China; Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621002, China
Xiuku Wang: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China
Hong Xu: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China
Zhijia Sun: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing, 100049, China; Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China
Guangyou Wei: Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China; Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
Mengjiao Tang: Spallation Neutron Source Science Center (SNSSC), Dongguam, 523803, China; Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54, no. 3
pp. 1030 – 1036

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A high detection efficiency thermal neutron detector based on the 6LiF/ZnS(Ag) scintillation screens, wavelength-shifting fibers (WLSF) and Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) readout is under development at China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) for the Engineering Material Diffractometer (EMD).A prototype with a sensitive volume of 180mm×192mm has been built. Signals from SiPMs are processed by the self-design Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).The performances of this detector prototype are as follows: neutron detection efficiency could reach 50.5% at 1 Å, position resolution of 3, the dark count rate 200KHz. Such detector prototype could be an elementary unit for applications in the EMD detector arrays.

Published in Nuclear Engineering and Technology

ISSN: 1738-5733 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Nuclear engineering. Atomic power
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