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The Application of VMM3A Readout for Multi-Grid Neutron Detectors
A. Backis, F. Piscitelli, D. Pfeiffer +6
The T-REX neutron spectrometer at the European Spallation Source will use Multi-Grid Technology, which is a voxelised proportional counter relying on\mathrm{^{10}B_{4}C} coatings t…
Multi-Blade detector with VMM3a-ASIC-based readout: installation and commissioning at the reflectometer Amor at PSI
F. Piscitelli, F. Ghazi Moradi, F. S. Alves +10
The Multi-Blade (MB) Boron-10-based neutron detector is the chosen technology for three instruments at the European Spallation Source (ESS): the two ESS reflectometers, ESTIA and F…
Verification of He-3 proportional counters fast neutron sensitivity through a comparison with He-4 detectors
Francesco Piscitelli, Giacomo Mauri, Alessio Laloni +1
In the field of neutron scattering science, a large variety of instruments require detectors for thermal and cold neutrons. Helium-3 has been one of the main actors in thermal and…
The Multi-Blade Boron-10-based neutron detector performance using a focusing reflectometer
G. Mauri, I. Apostolidis, M. J. Christensen +10
The Multi-Blade is a Boron-10-based neutron detector designed for neutron reflectometers and developed for the two instruments (Estia and FREIA) planned for the European Spallation…
Evidence of fast neutron sensitivity for 3He detectors and comparison with Boron-10 based neutron detectors
Giacomo Mauri, Francesco Messi, Kalliopi Kanaki +2
The 3He-based neutron detectors are no longer the default solution for neutron scattering applications. Both the inability of fulfilling the requirements in performance, needed for…
Investigation of neutron scattering in the Multi-Blade detector with Geant4 simulations
Gabor Galgoczi, Kalliopi Kanaki, Francesco Piscitelli +3
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is the world's next generation spallation-based neutron source. The research conducted at ESS will yield in the discovery and development of ne…
Software-based data acquisition and processing for neutron detectors at European Spallation Source - early experience from four detector designs
M. J. Christensen, R. Al Jebali, T. Blum +12
European Spallation Source (ESS) will deliver neutrons at high flux for use in diverse neutron scattering techniques. The neutron source facility and the scientific instruments wil…
Neutron reflectometry with the Multi-Blade 10B-based detector
G. Mauri, F. Messi, M. Anastasopoulos +13
The Multi-Blade is a Boron-10-based gaseous detector developed for neutron reflectometry instruments at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden. The main challenges for neut…
Characterization of the Multi-Blade 10B-based detector at the CRISP reflectometer at ISIS for neutron reflectometry at ESS
F. Piscitelli, G. Mauri, F. Messi +13
The Multi-Blade is a Boron-10-based gaseous thermal neutron detector developed to face the challenge arising in neutron reflectometry at neutron sources. Neutron reflectometers are…
DECal, a Python tool for the efficiency calculation of thermal neutron detectors based on thin-film converters
Álvaro Carmona Basañez, Kalliopi Kanaki, Francesco Piscitelli
The Detector Efficiency Calculator (DECal) is a series of Python functions and tools designed to analytically calculate, visualise and optimise the detection efficiency of thermal…
Fast neutron sensitivity of neutron detectors based on boron-10 converter layers
G. Mauri, F. Messi, K. Kanaki +4
In the last few years many detector technologies for thermal neutron detection have been developed in order to face the shortage of 3He, which is now much less available and more e…
The neutron tagging facility at Lund University
F. Messi, H. Perrey, K. Fissum +27
Over the last decades, the field of thermal neutron detection has overwhelmingly employed He-3-based technologies. The He-3 crisis together with the forthcoming establishment of th…
Multi-Grid Detector for Neutron Spectroscopy: Results Obtained on Time-of-Flight Spectrometer CNCS
M. Anastasopoulos, R. Bebb, K. Berry +23
The Multi-Grid detector technology has evolved from the proof-of-principle and characterisation stages. Here we report on the performance of the Multi-Grid detector, the MG.CNCS pr…
The Multi-Blade Boron-10-based Neutron Detector for high intensity Neutron Reflectometry at ESS
Francesco Piscitelli, Francesco Messi, Michail Anastasopoulos +14
The Multi-Blade is a Boron-10-based gaseous detector introduced to face the challenge arising in neutron reflectometry at pulsed neutron sources. Neutron reflectometers are the mos…
Neutron reflectometry on highly absorbing films and its application to 10B4C-based neutron detectors
F. Piscitelli, A. Khaplanov, A. Devishvili +7
Neutron reflectometry is a powerful tool used for studies of surfaces and interfaces. In general the absorption in the typical studied materials can be neglected and this technique…
Investigation of background in large-area neutron detectors due to alpha emission from impurities in aluminium
J. Birch, J. -C. Buffet, J. -F. Clergeau +9
Thermal neutron detector based on films of BC have been developed as an alternative to He detectors. In particular, The Multi-Grid detector concept is considered for…
Novel Boron-10-based detectors for Neutron Scattering Science
Francesco Piscitelli
Nowadays neutron scattering science is increasing its instrumental power. Most of the neutron sources in the world are pushing the development of their technologies to be more perf…
Neutron Position Sensitive Detectors for the ESS
Oliver Kirstein, Richard Hall-Wilton, Irina Stefanescu +17
The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden will become the world's leading neutron source for the study of materials. The instruments are being selected from conceptual p…
Boron-10 layers, Neutron Reflectometry and Thermal Neutron Gaseous Detectors
Francesco Piscitelli
Nowadays neutron facilities are going toward higher fluxes, e.g. the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund (Sweden), and this translates into a higher demand in the instrument p…
Study of a high spatial resolution 10B-based thermal neutron detector for application in neutron reflectometry: the Multi-Blade prototype
F. Piscitelli, J. C. Buffet, J. F. Clergeau +6
Although for large area detectors it is crucial to find an alternative to detect thermal neutrons because of the 3He shortage, this is not the case for small area detectors. Neutro…
An Information-Theoretical Approach to Image Resolution Applied to Neutron Imaging Detectors based upon Individual Discriminator Signals
Jean-François Clergeau, Matthieu Ferraton, Bruno Guérard +6
1D or 2D neutron imaging detectors with individual wire or strip readout using discriminators have the advantage of being able to treat several neutron impacts partially overlappin…
Investigation of gamma-ray sensitivity of neutron detectors based on thin converter films
Anton Khaplanov, Francesco Piscitelli, Jean-Claude Buffet +6
Currently, many detector technologies for thermal neutron detection are in development in order to lower the demand for the rare 3He gas. Gas detectors with solid thin film neutron…
Analytical modeling of thin film neutron converters and its application to thermal neutron gas detectors
Francesco Piscitelli, Patrick Van Esch
A simple model is explored mainly analytically to calculate and understand the PHS of single and multi-layer thermal neutron detectors and to help optimize the design in different…
Multi-Grid Boron-10 detector for large area applications in neutron scattering science
Ken Andersen, Thierry Bigault, Jens Birch +12
The present supply of 3He can no longer meet the detector demands of the upcoming ESS facility and continued detector upgrades at current neutron sources. Therefore viable alternat…