Fully solid state and does not respond to Gammas
https://m.phys.org/news/2020-01-stable- ... ector.html
New Solid State Neutron Detector
-
John Futter
- Posts: 1850
- Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:29 pm
- Real name: John Futter
- Contact:
-
Alan Sailer
- Posts: 99
- Joined: Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:54 pm
- Real name: Alan Sailer
Re: New Solid State Neutron Detector
I'll have to see if the MBE machine here at work will deposit down some lithium-indium-phosphorus-selenium layers.
Cheers.
Cheers.
-
Richard Hull
- Moderator
- Posts: 15027
- Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2001 9:44 am
- Real name: Richard Hull
Re: New Solid State Neutron Detector
No real data given, of course......
Richard Hull
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
-
Alan Sailer
- Posts: 99
- Joined: Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:54 pm
- Real name: Alan Sailer
Re: New Solid State Neutron Detector
Richard,
I just got a chance to read the original paper in Nature. They do provide data that indicates detection of
thermal neutrons from a weak PuBe souce (75 neutrons/sec per cm2). They also showed that the material
was able to discriminate between neutrons and gammas.
The authors do not claim that this is a mature technology, just that it shows some potential.
Cheers.
I just got a chance to read the original paper in Nature. They do provide data that indicates detection of
thermal neutrons from a weak PuBe souce (75 neutrons/sec per cm2). They also showed that the material
was able to discriminate between neutrons and gammas.
The authors do not claim that this is a mature technology, just that it shows some potential.
Cheers.
-
Richard Hull
- Moderator
- Posts: 15027
- Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2001 9:44 am
- Real name: Richard Hull
Re: New Solid State Neutron Detector
Thanks for the update, now it is matter of the waiting game......
Will it ever appear on the market? If and when it does, will it be inexpensive and of a sensitivity that aspiring fusioneers will be able to actually purchase and make any use of it?
As always, a lot of waiting and what ifs.
Richard Hull
Will it ever appear on the market? If and when it does, will it be inexpensive and of a sensitivity that aspiring fusioneers will be able to actually purchase and make any use of it?
As always, a lot of waiting and what ifs.
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment