Development of a pixel detector for ultra-cold neutrons

S. Kawasaki*, G. Ichikawa, M. Hino, Y. Kamiya, M. Kitaguchi, S. Komamiya, T. Sanuki, S. Sonoda

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Abstract

A pixel detector with high spatial resolution and temporal information for ultra-cold neutrons is developed based on a commercial CCD on which a neutron converter is attached. 10B and 6Li are tested for the neutron converter and 10B is found to be more suitable based on efficiency and spatial resolution. The pixel detector has an efficiency of 44.1 ± 1.1 % and a spatial resolution of 2.9 ± 0.1 μ m (1 sigma).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-47
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume615
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Mar 21
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Pixel detector
  • UCN

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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