Abstract
A bulk micromegas detector with the anode segmented in 2 orthogonal directions and equipped with a neutron/charged particle converter is employed at the neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) facility at CERN to determine the incident neutron beam profile and beam interception factor as a function of the neutron energy determined by the time of flight. Discrepancies between experimental results and simulations in the values of the beam interception factor range up to 12 % and are to be ascribed to a defect in the mesh of the bulk. Nevertheless the detector proved to be really useful for checking the alignment of the neutron beam optics of the facility. Measurements with a new pixelized bulk detector for the determination of the beam interception factor are forseen before the end of 2012.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 4th International Conference on Current Problems in Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy, NPAE 2012 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Kiev Institute for Nuclear Research,KINR |
| Pages | 366-368 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Edition | PART 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Current Problems in Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy, NPAE 2012 - Kyiv, Ukraine Duration: 3 Sept 2012 → 7 Sept 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 4th International Conference on Current Problems in Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy, NPAE 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | Ukraine |
| City | Kyiv |
| Period | 3/09/12 → 7/09/12 |