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 ${}^{10}$B${}_4$C have been developed as an alternative to ${}^3$He detectors. In particular, The Multi-Grid detector concept is considered for…