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Material Requirements for a Boron Phosphide Thermal Neutron Counter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

T. P. Viles,
B. A. Brunett,
H. Yoon,
J. C. Lund,
H. Hermon,
D. Buchenauer,
K. McCarty,
M. Clifft,
D. Dibble and
R. B. James
T. P. Viles
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
B. A. Brunett
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
H. Yoon
Affiliation:
UCLA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90095
J. C. Lund
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
H. Hermon
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
D. Buchenauer
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
K. McCarty
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
M. Clifft
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
D. Dibble
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
R. B. James
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94551-0969
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Abstract

Electrical characterization (current versus voltage and capacitance versus voltage) of nonstoichiometric amorphous boron phosphide Schottky diodes for neutron detection is presented. These results are incorporated in a Monte Carlo model of detector response to determine material requirements for a boron phosphide neutron counter.

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