DiMiNe
Response of diamond radiation detectors in the mixed field of neutrons and gammas studied by ion microbeam induced sources of neutrons
Participants
Project Coordinator: Ruđer Bošković Institute
Project Partners: Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium, Budapest Neutron Centre
Contact point: projects@ceric-eric.eu
Project Summary
The DiMiNe PhD project aims to increase the knowledge in the performance of carbon-based semiconductor detector setups in mixed radiation environments and develop novel configurations, optimized in neutron-gamma discrimination applications.
Within this activity, the PhD candidate effort will focus both on the development of new detector configurations as well as the extension of the means of investigation and testing of such detectors by the IBIC technique through the development of a novel experimental setup. The latter will be coupled to the RBI microprobe end-station, aiming to provide collimated neutron sources induced by the focused ions.
The new setup will be used for the investigation of the response of existing diamond and SiC detectors in the resulting mixed neutron and gammas environment. The advantages and limitations of such detector setups will be reviewed, and novel detector configurations will be developed and tested.
For the comparison of the obtained responses and the testing of their performance in pure neutron radiation environments, the PhD candidate will carry out additional measurements at the Budapest Neutron Facility (BNC).
Total budget for the implementation of the action: EUR 294.000
Timeline
Start Date: 29 November 2024
End Date: 29 November 2028