NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 070403(2023)

Simulation study on the structure of diamond neutron detectors

Huan REN1,2, Zhihong ZHANG1, Xiaobin XIA1、*, and Jun CAI1
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  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Principle diagram of diamond neutron detectors
    Schematic of the physical model established by MCNP simulation
    Energy spectra of TMSR-LF1 (a) Neutron spectrum, (b) γ spectrum
    Detection efficiency of neutrons and γ at different thicknesses of the conversion layer (a) 10B neutron conversion layer, (b) 6LiF neutron conversion layer
    Energy deposition spectra of secondary particles at different 6LiF thicknesses
    Energy deposition spectrum of secondary particles at the 6LiF thickness of 0.1 μm
    γ detection efficiency at different 6LiF thicknesses
    n/γ ratios at different 6LiF thicknesses
    Neutron and γ detection efficiencies at different diamond thicknesses
    n /γ ratios at different diamond thicknesses
    Secondary particle energy deposition spectra of neutrons (a) and γ (b) at different diamond thicknesses
    Neutron (a) and γ (b) detection efficiencies at different γ energy screening thresholds
    n/γ ratios at different diamond thicknesses for four energy screening thresholds
    • Table 1. Range of secondary charged particles in 6LiF, 10B, and diamond

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      Table 1. Range of secondary charged particles in 6LiF, 10B, and diamond

      材料Materials粒子Particle射程Range / μm
      6LiFT(2.73 MeV)33.9
      6LiFα(2.06 MeV)6.31
      金刚石DiamondT(2.73 MeV)20.7
      金刚石Diamondα(2.06 MeV)3.63
      10Bα(1.47 MeV)3.53
      10B7Li(0.84 MeV)1.1
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    Huan REN, Zhihong ZHANG, Xiaobin XIA, Jun CAI. Simulation study on the structure of diamond neutron detectors[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(7): 070403

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 12, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 3, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.070403

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