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HK: Fachverband Physik der Hadronen und Kerne

HK 72: Poster

HK 72.11: Poster

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 17:15–18:45, HBR 14: Foyer

Test of a Novel Neutron Detector Prototype Using ¹⁰B enriched BNNT — •Kim Tabea Giebenhain, Kai-Thomas Brinkmann, and Hans-Georg Zaunick — Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany

BNNT (Boron Nitride Nanotubes) is a material with excellent mechanical and thermal qualities. Enriched with the isotope ¹⁰B, which has a high neutron cross section for thermal neutrons, it makes for a versatile and promising material for neutron detection. An enriched BNNT mat coupled to an inorganic GaGG scintillator, read out by a SiPM array or a PMT respectively, supplemented by a plastic scintillator-based detector prototype for fast neutrons, have been tested at the Marburg Ion beam therapy facility (MIT) and the COSY facility in Jülich for their neutron detection abilites.

Keywords: Neutrondetection; Detector Prototype