Title
An endoscopic detector for ultracold neutrons
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
A new versatile detector for ultracold neutrons (UCN) has been built and operated which combines multi-pixel photon counters and GS10 lithium-doped scintillators. Such detectors can be very small and can be used to monitor UCN inside storage vessels or guides with negligible influence (of order 10-6) on the UCN intensity itself. We have shown that such detectors can be used in a very harsh radiation environment of up to 200 Gy/h via the addition of a 4m long quartz light guide in order to place the radiation-sensitive photon counters outside the hot zone. Additionally we have measured the UCN storage times in situ in this harsh environment. © Società Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag 2013.
Recommended Citation
Göltl, L.; Chowdhuri, Z.; Fertl, M.; Gray, F.; Henneck, R.; Kirch, K.; Lauss, B.; Lefort, T.; Mtchedlishvili, A.; Schmidt-Wellenburg, P.; and Zsigmond, G., "An endoscopic detector for ultracold neutrons" (2013). Regis University Faculty Publications. 739.
https://epublications.regis.edu/facultypubs/739