title: Compact thermal neutron sensors for moderator-based neutron spectrometers.
abstract: In the framework of the NESCOFI@BTF project of the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics, different types of active thermal neutron sensors were studied by coupling semiconductor devices with a suitable radiator. The objective was to develop a detector of small dimensions with a proper sensitivity to use at different positions in a novel moderating assembly for neutron spectrometry. This work discusses the experimental activity carried out in the framework of the ERINDA program (PAC 3/9 2012) to characterise the performance of a thermal neutron pulse detector based on (6)Li.
authors.affiliation: Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy INFN-MI, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy andrea.pola@polimi.it.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pola
authors.affiliation: Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy INFN-LNF, Via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bortot
authors.affiliation: Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy INFN-MI, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Introini
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, Via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedogni
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, Via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, Via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, Via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy CIEMAT, Avda. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gómez-Ros
authors.affiliation: TSL - The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Passoth
authors.affiliation: TSL - The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prokofiev
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D001608:Beryllium / Q000737:chemistry; D004867:Equipment Design; D007558:Italy; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry; D009502:Neutrons; D017785:Photons; D011522:Protons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012588:Scintillation Counting; D012666:Semiconductors; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D008094:Lithium; D001608:Beryllium