A new technique for thermal neutron detection using pyroelectric ceramics
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1992-01-15
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In this article a new technique for thermal neutron detection using pyroelectric ceramics is described. The detector system is basically constituted of a PZT (lead zirconate titanate) ceramic attached to an uranium disk. The energy released in the uranium fission gives rise to an electrical signal in the detector which is amplified by a lock-in system. The neutron beam impinging on the uranium disk was modulated with a cadmium chopper. Thermal neutron fluxes within the interval of 103 to 106 n/cm2 s have been detected using a U3O8 pellet with 20% enrichment in 235U. © 1992.
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Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, v. 311, n. 3, p. 558-562, 1992.