Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume/Issue:
Volume 167: Issue 1
Development of a novel neutron detector for imaging and analysis
Authors:
D. Darambara University of Surrey Department of Physics GU2 5XH Guildford Surrey (UK)

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A. Beach University of Surrey Department of Physics GU2 5XH Guildford Surrey (UK)

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N. Spyrou University of Surrey Department of Physics GU2 5XH Guildford Surrey (UK)

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Pages:
197–208
Online Publication Date:
13 Aug 2005
Publication Date:
17 Jan 1993
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02035480
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Abstract  

A hardware system employing dynamic Random Access Memory (dRAM) has been designed to make possible the detection of neutrons. One recognised difficulty with dynamic memory devices is the alpha-particle problem. That is alpha-particle contamination present within the dRAM encapsulating material may interact sufficiently as to corrupt stored data. We essentially utilized the fact that these corruptions, known as soft errors, may be induced in dRAMs by the interaction of charged particles with the chip itself as a basis for system function. A preliminary feasibility study has been carried out to use dynamic RAMs as alpha-particle detectors. Our initial system tests provide information upon detection efficiency, soft error reading rate, energy dependence of the soft error rate and the soft error operating bias relationship. These findings highlight the usefulness of such a device in neutron dosimetry, imaging and analysis, by using a neutron converter with a high cross section for the (n, ) capture reaction.

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0236-5731
Online ISSN:
1588-2780

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Language English
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Foundation		 1968
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