A new CVD diamond mosaic-detector for (n, alpha) cross-section measurements at the n_TOF experiment at CERN
2013
Abstract
AL the n_TOF experiment at CERN a dedicated single-crystal chemical vapor deposition (sCVD) Diamond Mosaic-Detector has been developed for (n,alpha) cross-section measurements. The detector, characterized by an excellent time and energy resolution, consists of an array of 9 sCVD diamond diodes.
The detector has been characterized and a cross-section measurement has been performed for the Ni-59(n,alpha)Fe-56 reaction in 2012. The characteristics of the detector, its performance and the promising preliminary results of the experiment are presented. (C) 2013 CERN.
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