A Directional Neutron Detector for Space Research Use
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 13 (1) , 468-477
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1966.4324004
Abstract
A neutron detector has been developed for space research applications which has directional properties for neutrons with energies greater than 10 Mev. The neutron detector is a proton recoil type utilizing 1000-1 mm diameter NE-103 plastic scintillator filaments embedded in a non-scintillating potting compound. The detector's axial efficiency is found to be 2% for 14 Mev neutrons and has an angular response half width of 30°. For pulse heights corresponding to En >5 Mev the contribution from gamma rays is negligible. A detailed description of an experiment utilizing this detector to search for solar neutrons is given. This work was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Contract NASr-211.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- High-energy solar neutrons: 1. Production in flaresJournal of Geophysical Research, 1965
- Fast neutrons in the Earth's atmosphere: 1. Variation with depthJournal of Geophysical Research, 1964
- A directional scintillation counter for neutronsNuclear Instruments and Methods, 1960
- Directional Scintillation CounterReview of Scientific Instruments, 1958
- Angular Distributions of Elastic Scattering of 5-Mev NeutronsPhysical Review B, 1958
- Absolute Determination of Monoenergetic Neutron Flux in the Energy Range 1 to 30 MevReview of Scientific Instruments, 1957