Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector
The Timepix2-based hybrid-pixel detector with a 500 μm thick silicon sensor was employed for fast-neutrons registration to be applied in neutron radiography of metallic printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE). Two energies of neutrons were experimentally tested. The detection of 3.55 MeV neutrons from...
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| author | Šagátová Andrea Fülöp Marko Novák Andrej Vrban Branislav Lüley Jakub Čerba Štefan Benkovský Ivan Zaťko Bohumír |
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| description | The Timepix2-based hybrid-pixel detector with a 500 μm thick silicon sensor was employed for fast-neutrons registration to be applied in neutron radiography of metallic printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE). Two energies of neutrons were experimentally tested. The detection of 3.55 MeV neutrons from the deuteron–deuteron (DD) reaction was compared to 15.7 MeV neutrons from the deuteron–tritium (DT) neutron generator. In order to distinguish the signal induced by the registered neutrons from the accelerator background, filtration of the recorded particle spectral tracks was applied. The benefit of applying hydrogen-based converter layer for 3.55 MeV neutrons was observable. On the other hand, in the case of 15.7 MeV neutrons, the direct registration by interaction with the sensor Si significantly dominates the conversion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e55bd34d1c2d4eeca8590e9d875575bc2025-08-20T00:36:15ZengSciendoNukleonika1508-57912024-06-0169213514010.2478/nuka-2024-0020Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detectorŠagátová Andrea0Fülöp Marko1Novák Andrej2Vrban Branislav3Lüley Jakub4Čerba Štefan5Benkovský Ivan6Zaťko Bohumír7Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3 St., 841 04Bratislava, Slovak RepublicABRS Ltd., Pomlejská 106 St., 931 01Šamorín, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3 St., 841 04Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3 St., 841 04Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3 St., 841 04Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3 St., 841 04Bratislava, Slovak RepublicComenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy, Odbojárov 10 St., 832 32Bratislava, Slovak RepublicSlovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Dúbravská cesta 9 St., 841 01Bratislava, Slovak RepublicThe Timepix2-based hybrid-pixel detector with a 500 μm thick silicon sensor was employed for fast-neutrons registration to be applied in neutron radiography of metallic printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE). Two energies of neutrons were experimentally tested. The detection of 3.55 MeV neutrons from the deuteron–deuteron (DD) reaction was compared to 15.7 MeV neutrons from the deuteron–tritium (DT) neutron generator. In order to distinguish the signal induced by the registered neutrons from the accelerator background, filtration of the recorded particle spectral tracks was applied. The benefit of applying hydrogen-based converter layer for 3.55 MeV neutrons was observable. On the other hand, in the case of 15.7 MeV neutrons, the direct registration by interaction with the sensor Si significantly dominates the conversion.https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2024-0020hybrid pixel detectorneutron conversionneutron radiographytimepix2 |
| spellingShingle | Šagátová Andrea Fülöp Marko Novák Andrej Vrban Branislav Lüley Jakub Čerba Štefan Benkovský Ivan Zaťko Bohumír Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector hybrid pixel detector neutron conversion neutron radiography timepix2 |
| title | Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector |
| title_full | Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector |
| title_fullStr | Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector |
| title_short | Conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with TPX2 detector |
| title_sort | conversion of fast neutrons for neutron radiography with tpx2 detector |
| topic | hybrid pixel detector neutron conversion neutron radiography timepix2 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2024-0020 |
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