TY - JOUR
T1 - The response of single crystal diamond detectors to 17–34 MeV neutrons
AU - Majerle, Mitja
AU - Angelone, Maurizio
AU - Krása, Antonin
AU - Novák, Jan R.
AU - Pilotti, R.
AU - Plompen, Arjan
AU - Šimečková, Eva
AU - Stefanik, Milan
N1 - Score=10
PY - 2020/1/21
Y1 - 2020/1/21
N2 - The first measurements of the response of diamond detectors to neutrons in the energy range 17–34 MeV are presented. The diamond detectors were irradiated with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons generated through the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction. The measured pulse-height spectra show specific peaks associated to neutron induced reactions in carbon. The peak of the 12C(n,alpha0)9Be was clearly separated from the rest of the spectra. The 12C(n,d0)11B and 12C(n,p0)12B peaks were clearly identified on a continuum originating from the breakup 12C(n,3alpha) reaction, which dominates the low-energy part of the pulse-height spectra. The 12C(n,alpha0)9Be, 12C(n,d0)11B and 12C(n,p0)12B cross sections that have never been measured in this high-energy range before were determined. The measured data are compared with the European Activation File EAF-2010 library evaluated values.
AB - The first measurements of the response of diamond detectors to neutrons in the energy range 17–34 MeV are presented. The diamond detectors were irradiated with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons generated through the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction. The measured pulse-height spectra show specific peaks associated to neutron induced reactions in carbon. The peak of the 12C(n,alpha0)9Be was clearly separated from the rest of the spectra. The 12C(n,d0)11B and 12C(n,p0)12B peaks were clearly identified on a continuum originating from the breakup 12C(n,3alpha) reaction, which dominates the low-energy part of the pulse-height spectra. The 12C(n,alpha0)9Be, 12C(n,d0)11B and 12C(n,p0)12B cross sections that have never been measured in this high-energy range before were determined. The measured data are compared with the European Activation File EAF-2010 library evaluated values.
KW - Diamond detectors
KW - Neutron spectroscopy
KW - Neutron detectors
KW - fast neutron detection
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/36421712
U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.163014
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.163014
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 951
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
M1 - 163014
ER -