Use of silicon surface-barrier detectors for neutron detection
| dc.contributor.author | Fairburn, George Thomas | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Nuclear Science and Engineering | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-26T20:54:52Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-06-26T20:54:52Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1961 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The objects of this research to construct the necessary equipment for use with the solid stets surface-barrier detectors employed neutron detectors. This research also had the ultimate aim of showing the possibility of producing a neutron spectrometer using the proton recoil telescope with the surface-barrier detector. These objects were fulfilled. From the results with the protein recoil telescope, there is a possibility of producing a neutron spectrometer using the proton recoil telescope and surface-barrier detectors. However, if s thinner radiator were employed, the energy spread of the recoiling protons would be less end ultimately improve the resolution. The radiator in this trial had a large -dE/dx for protons and caused considerably straggling in the proton energy. Besides the straggling produced by the radiator there was some effect on energy spread by the collimator. A collimator with essentially an infinite number of baffles was used, since it consisted of a hole drilled through the collimator material. If the number of baffles were decreased, the possibility of protons being scattered from the collimator walls and benign detected, but at a lower energy, would be eliminated. With this batter collimation there will be a smaller solid angle and ultimately better resolution. Evacuating the chamber should also improve the resolution. Thus with some improvements, the present equipment could be changed into a neutron spectrometer with good energy resolution. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.extent | 54 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53804 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 09976753 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1961.F347 | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Neutrons | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Silicon | en |
| dc.title | Use of silicon surface-barrier detectors for neutron detection | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nuclear Science and Engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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