Neutron imaging detector based on the μpIC micro-pixel gaseous chamber

Joseph D. Parker; Masahide Harada; Kaori Hattori; Satoru Iwaki; Shigeto Kabuki; Yuji Kishimoto; Hidetoshi Kubo; Shunsuke Kurosawa; Kentaro Miuchi; Hironobu Nishimura; Takayuki Oku; Tatsuya Sawano; Takenao Shinohara; Jun Ichi Suzuki; Toru Tanimori; Kazuki Ueno

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154525

Neutron imaging detector based on the μpIC micro-pixel gaseous chamber

Joseph D. Parker, Masahide Harada, Kaori Hattori, Satoru Iwaki, Shigeto Kabuki, Yuji Kishimoto, Hidetoshi Kubo, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Kentaro Miuchi, Hironobu Nishimura, Takayuki Oku, Tatsuya Sawano, Takenao Shinohara, Jun Ichi Suzuki, Toru Tanimori, Kazuki Ueno

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Abstract

A neutron imaging detector employing the micro-pixel gaseous chamber (μPIC) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)-based data acquisition system has been developed for applications in small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and neutron radiography at high-intensity, pulsed neutron sources. A small amount of ³He added to the gas mixture is used as the neutron absorber, with a detection efficiency for thermal neutrons of up to 30%. Our FPGA program permits the simultaneous measurement of the track length and energy deposition for the resulting proton-triton tracks, allowing the separation of the proton and triton for improved position resolution. The detector features a spatial resolution of less than 120 μm, a time resolution of ∼1 μs, and an effective gamma sensitivity of less than 10^-9. We report preliminary results from a third test experiment performed in February 2011 at the NOBORU beam line at the J-PARC spallation neutron source. We will also discuss ongoing efforts to optimize the gas mixture for improved position resolution and planned upgrades to the data acquisition system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	393-399
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9781467301183
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154525
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011 - Valencia, Spain Duration: 2011 Oct 23 → 2011 Oct 29

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	11/10/23 → 11/10/29

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Field programmable gate arrays
Nuclear imaging
Radiation detectors

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Parker, J. D., Harada, M., Hattori, K., Iwaki, S., Kabuki, S., Kishimoto, Y., Kubo, H., Kurosawa, S., Miuchi, K., Nishimura, H., Oku, T., Sawano, T., Shinohara, T., Suzuki, J. I., Tanimori, T., & Ueno, K. (2011). Neutron imaging detector based on the μpIC micro-pixel gaseous chamber. In 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011 (pp. 393-399). Article 6154525 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154525

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Neutron imaging detector based on the μpIC micro-pixel gaseous chamber. / Parker, Joseph D.; Harada, Masahide; Hattori, Kaori et al.
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011. p. 393-399 6154525 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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