A class of boron-rich solid-state neutron detectors
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Comparative modeling of performance limits of solid state neutron detectors based on planar B-rich capture layers
Solid-state neutron detectors based only on boron-rich semiconductors are of interest for their potential to provide the highest thermal neutron detection efficiencies of any solid-state neutron detectors. A simple physical model, recently shown to generate thermal neutron capture product spectra that agree quantitatively with full-physics GEANT4 simulation, is used to compare the capture produ...
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