Thermal neutron detection based on resistive gaseous devices

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2024.169837
• Publication Date: 2024-09-04T17:00:38Z
• Authors: M. Giovannetti; I. Balossino; G. Bencivenni; L. Chung-Chuan; G. Cibinetto; R. Farinelli; G. Felici; I. Garzia; M. Gatta; S. Gramigna; L. Lavezzi; G. Mezzadri; G. Morello; E. Paoletti; G. Papalino; A. Pietropaolo; M. Poli Lener; M. Scodeggio
• Keywords: Resistive touchscreen

In the uRANIA-V project, new gaseous detector technologies for neutron detection were explored. The first is the micro-Resistive WELL (μ-RWELL), a compact resistive MPGD with a single amplification stage. The second is the surface-Resistive Plate Counter (sRPC), a new generation RPC based on surface resistivity. Both detectors used 10B4C converters to detect thermal neutrons, achieving efficiencies of 5–10%.