Question on efficiency of a prototype
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Hi,

I have found a pdf about an expermental proton recoil, proportional fast neuts detector. It consists of an 20mm X 50mm ion chamber, with a thin sheet of polyethylene inside (recoil). It is filled with 90% Argon and 10% CH4 (no pressure data).

They claim an efficiency of 0.01 cps/nv.

What does cps/nv mean ? I imagine cps is counts per second...
But i do not understand the "nv".

This is the url if someone is interested

http://www.y12.doe.gov/orsens/pubs/ydw-1776.pdf

tnx
Daniele


Created on Friday, April 27, 2001 7:23 AM EDT by Daniele DB Bortoluzzi