An event-counting thermal neutron imaging detector based on 3 mol % nattGd2O3-doped micro-channel plate (MCP) has been developed and tested. A thermal neutron imaging experiment was carried out with a low flux neutr...An event-counting thermal neutron imaging detector based on 3 mol % nattGd2O3-doped micro-channel plate (MCP) has been developed and tested. A thermal neutron imaging experiment was carried out with a low flux neutron beam. Detection efficiency of 33% was achieved with only one doped MCP. The spatial resolution of 72μ m RMS is currently limited by the readout anode. A detector with larger area and improved readout method is now being developed.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(10735020,11075026)
文摘An event-counting thermal neutron imaging detector based on 3 mol % nattGd2O3-doped micro-channel plate (MCP) has been developed and tested. A thermal neutron imaging experiment was carried out with a low flux neutron beam. Detection efficiency of 33% was achieved with only one doped MCP. The spatial resolution of 72μ m RMS is currently limited by the readout anode. A detector with larger area and improved readout method is now being developed.