Development of a Li-coated RPC for low-energy neutron detection

K. S. Lee; S. H. Ahn; B. Hong; M. Ito; T. I. Kang; B. I. Kim; H. C. Kim; J. H. Kim; K. B. Lee; S. Park; M. S. Ryu; K. S. Sim; S. J. Hong

Development of a Li-coated RPC for low-energy neutron detection

K. S. Lee^*
, S. H. Ahn
, B. Hong
, M. Ito
, T. I. Kang
, B. I. Kim
, H. C. Kim
, J. H. Kim
, K. B. Lee
, S. Park
, M. S. Ryu
, K. S. Sim
, S. J. Hong

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this report, we present a newly developed hybrid resistive plate chamber (RPC) for the detection of low-energy neutrons. Lithium-fluoride (LiF) enriched for the ⁶Li isotope was chosen as the material sensitive to low-energy neutrons for the construction of the hybrid RFC. The LiF-coated RFC was tested by using the ²⁵²Cf neutron-irradiation facility at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The detection efficiency of the double-layered LiF-coated RPC to neutrons in the energy range from 10 to 560 meV was approximately 1.6 %. We obtained reliable efficiency plateaus over a wide range of electric-field intensities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	846-849
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Volume	48
Issue number	4 I
Publication status	Published - 2006 Apr

Keywords

Avalanche
GEANT simulation
LiF-coated resistive plate chamber
Low energy neutron

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General Physics and Astronomy

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Development of a Li-coated RPC for low-energy neutron detection

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