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S&M2196 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2020.2748 Published: April 20, 2020 Development of Optical-fiber-based Neutron Detector Using Li-glass Scintillator for an Intense Neutron Field [PDF] Akihisa Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamazaki, Kenichi Watanabe, Sachiko Yoshihashi, Akira Uritani, Yoshinori Sakurai, Hiroki Tanaka, Ryo Ogawara, Mitsuru Suda, and Tsuyoshi Hamano (Received December 19, 2019; Accepted March 19, 2020) Keywords: optical-fiber-based neutron detector, real-time measurement, Li-glass, Eu:LiCaAlF6, LiF/Eu:CaF2
The development of a neutron detector for real-time measurements in an intense neutron field is desired. We are developing a quartz optical-fiber-based neutron detector as a real-time neutron monitor. Thus far, Eu:LiCaAlF6 crystals and LiF/Eu:CaF2 eutectics were used as the scintillators of the quartz optical-fiber-based neutron detectors. These scintillators have high light yields, but relatively long decay time constants, which are limitation factors of the dynamic range of optical-fiber-based neutron detectors. In this paper, we applied a small Li-glass scintillator to a quartz optical-fiber-based neutron detector using an optical fiber with high numerical aperture (NA) and a UV-curable resin with high transmittance. The fabricated detector showed a clear peak corresponding to neutron events in the pulse height distribution. The radiation resistance was evaluated and no deterioration was observed up to 2×1012 n/cm2. The detector output linearity was confirmed up to 450 kcps, which was about ten times larger than that of the detector using the conventional Eu:LiCaAlF6 or LiF/Eu:CaF2 scintillator.
Corresponding author: Akihisa IshikawaThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Akihisa Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamazaki, Kenichi Watanabe, Sachiko Yoshihashi, Akira Uritani, Yoshinori Sakurai, Hiroki Tanaka, Ryo Ogawara, Mitsuru Suda, and Tsuyoshi Hamano, Development of Optical-fiber-based Neutron Detector Using Li-glass Scintillator for an Intense Neutron Field, Sens. Mater., Vol. 32, No. 4, 2020, p. 1489-1495. |