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Prototype of a large neutron detector based on MWPC

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A prototype of large-area position sensitive neutron detector was designed and constructed according to the requirements of the Small-Angle Scattering spectrometer of China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). The detector was based on the 3He neutron convertor and MWPC with an effective area of 650 mm×650 mm. A prototype was completed and tested with 55Fe X-ray.The high-pressure vessel was designed and constructed with high-strength aluminum alloy. A position resolution of about 4.6 mm×2.3 mm (FWHM) and efficiency > 65% for neutrons with wavelength of 1.8 Å was determined after the operational gas filled.

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  1. College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China

    LiChao Tian

  2. State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, 100049, China

    LiChao Tian, HuiRong Qi, ZhiJia Sun, YanFeng Wang, Jian Zhang, RongGuang Liu, YuBin Zhao, HongYu Zhang, DongXu Zhao, Jing Dong, Wan Xie, GuiAn Yang, Qun Ouyang & YuanBo Chen

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Tian, L., Qi, H., Sun, Z. et al. Prototype of a large neutron detector based on MWPC. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 57, 2049–2053 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-014-5571-5

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