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Performance studies of compact GGAG:Ce,B thermal neutron detector coupled to Si-based photosensors

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Single crystals of Gd\(_{3}\)Ga\(_{3}\)Al\(_{2}\)O\(_{12}\):Ce,B were grown and coupled to Si-based photosensors, i.e. avalanche photodiode (APD) and silicon photomultipliers (SiPM), to develop a compact yet efficient thermal neutron detector. The performance of a GGAG:Ce,B/CsI:Tl phoswich coupled to SiPM is also studied for the detection and the discrimination of thermal neutrons in the presence of gamma background. The observed characteristic peaks around 35 and 78 keV corresponding to low-energy X-rays and conversion electrons resulting from the thermal neutron capture are found to be well discriminated from the gamma background.

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  1. Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    Kalyani & Mohit Tyagi

  2. Radiation Detectors and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 247 667, India

    Kalyani & G Anil Kumar

  3. Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400 094, India

    Mohit Tyagi

  4. Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, 382 030, India

    Sheetal Rawat

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Kalyani, Tyagi, M., Rawat, S. et al. Performance studies of compact GGAG:Ce,B thermal neutron detector coupled to Si-based photosensors. Pramana - J Phys 95, 211 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-021-02249-z

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