https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11526-5
Technical Report
Experimental research on a boron-coated multi-wire proportional chamber neutron detector
1
Key Laboratory of Neutron Physics of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, 621900, Mianyang, China
2
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
3
School of National Defense Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 621010, Mianyang, China
4
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
* e-mail: gongjian@hotmail.com
Received:
11
March
2017
Accepted:
1
May
2017
Published online:
14
June
2017
A boron-coated multi-wire proportional chamber (MWPC) neutron detector coupled with a delay line readout system has been investigated to possibly replace the 3He neutron detector. MWPC worked on the gas flow mode with Ar/ CO2 (90%/10%) and its readout system was based on the time-to-digital converter. The detection efficiency for a neutron wavelength of 0.247 nm was approximately 3.5%, and the spatial resolution was 5 mm. Other experimental results, such as gain and counting rate plateau, were also obtained.
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