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most citedFast neutron sensitivity of neutron detectors based on boron-10 converter layers

26 citations · 144 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ins-det2025

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…

physics.ins-det2020★ 11 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2020★ 11 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2019

Development and characterization of detectors for large area application in neutron scattering and small area application in neutron reflectometry

Giacomo Mauri

Neutron scattering techniques offer a unique combination of structural and the dynamic information of atomic and molecular systems over a wide range of distances and times. The inc…

physics.ins-det2019★ 11 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2018★ 1 cited

Pulse shape analysis of neutron signals in Si-based detectors

G. Mauri, M. Mariotti, F. Casinini +2

A series of test experiments on three different Si-based neutron detectors, namely a 1-d 128 channel, 0.5 mm space resolution Si microstrip sensor coupled to natural Gd converter,…

physics.ins-det2018★ 13 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2018★ 25 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2017★ 26 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2017★ 8 cited

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…