Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber for Ultra-Cold Neutron Detection

Charles L. Morris; Thomas J. Bowles; J. Gonzales; R. Hill; Gary E. Hogan; Mark Makela; R. Mortenson; John Ramsey; Alexander Saunders; Susan J. Seestrom; Walter E. Sondheim; W. Teasdale; Henning O. Back; Robert W. Pattie; Anthony T. Holley; Andrew R. Young; Leah J. Broussard; Kevin P. Hickerson; Jinyang Liu; Michael P. Mendenhall; Blakely A. Plaster; Russell R. Mammei; Margaret L. Pitt; Robert B. Vogelaar; R. Rios; J. Martin

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.099

Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber for Ultra-Cold Neutron Detection

Charles L. Morris
, Thomas J. Bowles
, J. Gonzales
, R. Hill
, Gary E. Hogan
, Mark Makela
, R. Mortenson
, John Ramsey
, Alexander Saunders
, Susan J. Seestrom
, Walter E. Sondheim
, W. Teasdale
, Henning O. Back
, Robert W. Pattie
, Anthony T. Holley
, Andrew R. Young
, Leah J. Broussard
, Kevin P. Hickerson
, Jinyang Liu
, Michael P. Mendenhall

Blakely A. Plaster, Russell R. Mammei, Margaret L. Pitt, Robert B. Vogelaar, R. Rios, J. Martin

Los Alamos National Laboratory
North Carolina State University
Duke University
California Institute of Technology
Virginia Tech
Idaho State University
University of Winnipeg

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Abstract

In this paper we describe the principles that have guided our design and the experience we have gained building multi-wire proportional chambers detectors for the ultra-cold neutron (UCN) source at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). Simple robust detectors with 50 cm2 of active area have been designed. These have been used both in ion chamber and proportional mode for the detection of UCN.

Original language	American English
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	599
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.099
State	Published - Feb 1 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Multi-wire proportional detector
Ultra-cold neutrons

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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Physics

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Morris, C. L., Bowles, T. J., Gonzales, J., Hill, R., Hogan, G. E., Makela, M., Mortenson, R., Ramsey, J., Saunders, A., Seestrom, S. J., Sondheim, W. E., Teasdale, W., Back, H. O., Pattie, R. W., Holley, A. T., Young, A. R., Broussard, L. J., Hickerson, K. P., Liu, J., ... Martin, J. (2009). Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber for Ultra-Cold Neutron Detection. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.099

Morris, CL, Bowles, TJ, Gonzales, J, Hill, R, Hogan, GE, Makela, M, Mortenson, R, Ramsey, J, Saunders, A, Seestrom, SJ, Sondheim, WE, Teasdale, W, Back, HO, Pattie, RW, Holley, AT, Young, AR, Broussard, LJ, Hickerson, KP, Liu, J, Mendenhall, MP, Plaster, BA, Mammei, RR, Pitt, ML, Vogelaar, RB, Rios, R & Martin, J 2009, 'Multi-Wire Proportional Chamber for Ultra-Cold Neutron Detection', Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.11.099

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