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SUMMARY:Detection of thermal neutrons and its applications
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Luis Ricardo Beltran Garcia (Universidad Antonio Nar
 iño)\nThermal neutron detection plays a key role in fields such as medica
 l physics\, materials science\, and nuclear engineering. This work present
 s a simulation-based study of a thermal neutron detection system using the
  Geant4 toolkit alongside a proposed experimental setup. The system consis
 ts of an Americium-Beryllium (AmBe) source\, a paraffin block for neutron 
 thermalization\, and a boron-doped graphene film as the neutron converter.
  Detection relies on measuring the characteristic gamma produced by neutro
 n capture in boron-10\, using a BGO scintillator crystal coupled with a Si
 PM sensor. Monte Carlo simulations focus on system efficiency\, paraffin g
 eometry optimization\, and signal-to-noise ratio. This design explores bor
 on-doped graphene as a lightweight and efficient converter\, offering a pr
 omising alternative for the development of compact thermal neutron detecto
 rs.\n\nhttps://fisindico.uniandes.edu.co/event/24/contributions/367/
LOCATION:Universidad de los Andes
URL:https://fisindico.uniandes.edu.co/event/24/contributions/367/
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