title: A new active thermal neutron detector.
abstract: This communication presents the main results about the design and in-house fabrication of a new solid-state neutron detector, which produces a DC output signal proportional to the thermal neutron fluence rate. The detector has been developed within the framework of the 3-y project NESCOFI@BTF of INFN (CSN V). Due to its sensitivity, photon rejection, low cost and minimum size, this device is suited to be used in moderator-based spectrometers.
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy roberto.bedogni@lnf.infn.it.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedogni
authors.affiliation: INFN-LNF, via E. Fermi n. 40, 00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bortot
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 34/3, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pola
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 34/3, 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: 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, Av. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gómez-Ros
authors.affiliation: ENEA Triga RC-1 C.R. Casaccia, via Anguillarese 301, 00060 S. Maria di Galeria (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palomba
authors.affiliation: ENEA Triga RC-1 C.R. Casaccia, via Anguillarese 301, 00060 S. Maria di Galeria (Roma), Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grossi
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002586:Cesium; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008904:Miniaturization; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009502:Neutrons; D017785:Photons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002586:Cesium