Analytical modeling of thin film neutron converters and its application to thermal neutron gas detectors
Francesco Piscitelli, Patrick Van Esch
TL;DR
This paper presents an analytical model for thin film neutron converters to understand and optimize the pulse height spectra of thermal neutron detectors, providing theoretical guidance for detector design.
Contribution
It introduces a simple analytical model and theorems that assist in designing and optimizing multi-layer thermal neutron gas detectors.
Findings
The model accurately predicts pulse height spectra.
Theorems guide detector layer configuration.
Optimization strategies for detector design.
Abstract
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 circumstances. Several theorems are deduced that can help guide the design.
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