A coated pixel device TimePix with micron spatial resolution for UCN detection

被引：33
作者：
Jakubek, J. [1 ]
Schmidt-Wellenburg, P. [2 ,3 ]
Geltenbort, P. [2 ]
Platkevic, M. [1 ]
Plonka-Spehr, C. [2 ]
Solc, J. [1 ,4 ]
Soldner, T. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Czech Tech Univ, Inst Expt & Appl Phys, CZ-12800 Prague 2, Czech Republic
[2] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble 9, France
[3] Tech Univ Munich, Phys Dept E18, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[4] Czech Metrol Inst, CZ-10227 Prague 10, Czech Republic
来源：
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2009年 / 600卷 / 03期
关键词：
Ultra-cold neutrons; Pixel detector; Position sensitive detector; PARTICLES; NEUTRONS; CHIP;
D O I：
10.1016/j.nima.2008.12.078
中图分类号：
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号：
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要：
A position sensitive detector for ultra-cold neutrons (UCNs) has been developed. Here we present the first experimental results and compare them with Monte-Carlo simulations. The silicon pixel device "TimePix" with a spatial resolution below 1 mu m for strongly ionizing particles has been coated with a conversion layer of (LiF)-Li-6 for the detection of UCN. A spatial resolution of 5.3 mu m has been measured for UCN. An optimized setup with 10B as conversion layer can achieve a spatial resolution below 3 mu m. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：651 / 656
页数：6
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