Design of neutron detector by using a novel superconductor MgB2

被引：35

作者：

Takahashi, KI

Satoh, K

Yotsuya, T

Okayasu, S

Hojou, K

Katagiri, M

Saito, A

Kawakami, A

Shimakage, H

Wang, Z

Ishida, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Osaka Prefecture, Dept Phys & Elect, Sakai, Osaka 5998531, Japan

[2] Technol Res Inst Osaka Prefecture, Osaka 5941157, Japan

[3] Osaka Sci & Technol Ctr, Osaka 5941157, Japan

[4] Japan Atom Energy Res Inst, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan

[5] Commun Res Labs, Kansai Adv Res Ctr, Nishi Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6512429, Japan

来源：

PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS | 2003年 / 392卷

关键词：

MgB2; film; neutron; electronic devices;

D O I：

10.1016/S0921-4534(03)00991-2

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

It is difficult to detect neutrons compared to charged particles. A novel metallic superconductor MgB2 has a high T-c of 40 K. It is well known that the B-10 has a huge cross-section for the nuclear reaction of B-10(n, alpha)Li-7. It reaches 3800 barns for thermal neutrons. The Li particle has 0.84 MeV while alpha particle has 1.47 MeV. We propose to use the MgB2 as a superconducting neutron detector. We design a prototype of a MgB2 neutron detector from an MgB2 film where the electron beam lithography is employed to fabricate a meandering MgB2 stripe line of the 1-mum width. The hot spot caused by the nuclear reaction is responsible for detecting neutrons. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1501 / 1503

页数：3

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