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Performances of 4H-SiC Schottky diodes as neutron detectors
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Giudice, Alessandro Lo Fasolo, Franco Durisi, Elisabetta Alessandra Manfredotti, Claudio Vittone, E. Fizzotti, F. Zanini, A. Rosi, G. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Abstract Large area 4H-SiC Schottky diodes equipped with a 6 LiF converter were tested as neutron detectors in the epithermal column realized for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) applications at the fast reactor TAPIRO (ENEA Casaccia Roma). The neutron spectra were assessed using the Monte Carlo code MCNP-4C. The performances of SiC detectors were evaluated with neutron fluences in the range of 10 9 –10 13 cm −2 which is typical for BNCT. Spectra of alpha and tritium particles generated by 6 Li(n,α) 3 H reaction were collected at various neutron fluences and spectra obtained by interposing polyethylene moderators of different thickness. Only weak damaging effects primarily due to the alpha particles were observed; at neutron fluence of 10 13 cm −2 the count rate decreased by |
| Starting Page | 177 |
| Ending Page | 180 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nima.2007.08.241 |
| Volume Number | 583 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ph.unito.it/dfs/solid/PUBBLICAZIONI/PUB2007-5.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
