Development of Two-Dimensional Neutron Imager with a Sandwich Configuration

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Main Authors: Kamiya, Y., Nishimura, R., Mitsui, S., Wang, Z., Morris, C. L., Makela, M., Clayton, S. M., Baldwin, J. K., Ito, T. M., Akamatsu, S., Iwase, H., Arai, Y., Murata, J., Asai, S.
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author Kamiya, Y.
Nishimura, R.
Mitsui, S.
Wang, Z.
Morris, C. L.
Makela, M.
Clayton, S. M.
Baldwin, J. K.
Ito, T. M.
Akamatsu, S.
Iwase, H.
Arai, Y.
Murata, J.
Asai, S.
author_facet Kamiya, Y.
Nishimura, R.
Mitsui, S.
Wang, Z.
Morris, C. L.
Makela, M.
Clayton, S. M.
Baldwin, J. K.
Ito, T. M.
Akamatsu, S.
Iwase, H.
Arai, Y.
Murata, J.
Asai, S.
contents We have developed a two-dimensional neutron imager based on a semiconductor pixelated sensor, especially designed for experiments measuring of a spatial and a temporal behavior of quantum bound states of ultra-cold neutrons. Through these measurements, we expect to measure the ratio between the inertial and gravitational masses of neutrons and to test the equivalence principle in the quantum regime. As one of the principal neutron imagers, we fabricated a sensor with a sandwich configuration, named 10B-INTPIX4-sw, and tested its response to ultra-cold neutrons at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). We observed simultaneous events on both sandwiching sensors without significant loss of detection efficiency. The efficiency was evaluated to be about 16%, relative to the 10B/ZnS reference detector. The coincidence condition reduces its efficiency by a factor of about 3.
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spellingShingle Development of Two-Dimensional Neutron Imager with a Sandwich Configuration
Kamiya, Y.
Nishimura, R.
Mitsui, S.
Wang, Z.
Morris, C. L.
Makela, M.
Clayton, S. M.
Baldwin, J. K.
Ito, T. M.
Akamatsu, S.
Iwase, H.
Arai, Y.
Murata, J.
Asai, S.
Instrumentation and Detectors
We have developed a two-dimensional neutron imager based on a semiconductor pixelated sensor, especially designed for experiments measuring of a spatial and a temporal behavior of quantum bound states of ultra-cold neutrons. Through these measurements, we expect to measure the ratio between the inertial and gravitational masses of neutrons and to test the equivalence principle in the quantum regime. As one of the principal neutron imagers, we fabricated a sensor with a sandwich configuration, named 10B-INTPIX4-sw, and tested its response to ultra-cold neutrons at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). We observed simultaneous events on both sandwiching sensors without significant loss of detection efficiency. The efficiency was evaluated to be about 16%, relative to the 10B/ZnS reference detector. The coincidence condition reduces its efficiency by a factor of about 3.
title Development of Two-Dimensional Neutron Imager with a Sandwich Configuration
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12857