Speaker
Prof.
June-Tak Rhee
(Konkuk-University)
Description
A simulation study of the performance of a single-gap resistive plate chamber coated with Li- layer for the detection of low energy neutrons was performed by means of GEANT4 Monte Carlo code. Low energy neutrons were detected via $^7$Li(n,α) $^3$He nuclear reaction. To make the detector sensitive to low energy neutrons, Li- coating was employed both on the forward and backward electrodes of the converter. Low energy neutrons were transported onto the Li-coated RPC by GEANT4 MC code. The detector with convertor area of 5 x 5 cm$^2$ was utilized for this work. The detection response was evaluated as a function of incident low energy neutrons in the range of 25 meV to 100 meV. The evaluated results predicted higher detection response for the backward-coated converter detector than that of forward-converter coated RPC setup. This type of detector can be useful for the detection of low energy neutrons.
Primary author
Prof.
June-Tak Rhee
(Konkuk-University)
Co-authors
Dr
M. Jamil
(Institute for Advanced Physics, Dept. of Physics, Konkuk University)
Prof.
Y.J. Jeon
(LCD Research Lab; Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University)
