期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE
卷 56, 期 5, 页码 2802-2807出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2021474
关键词
Monte Carlo simulation; neutron detector; semiconductor device modeling; solid state detectors
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [DE-AC52-07NA27344, LLNL-JRNL-405025]
This paper reports numerical simulations of a three-dimensionally integrated, Boron-10 (B-10) and Silicon p+, intrinsic, n+ (PIN) diode micropillar array for thermal neutron detection. The inter-digitated device structure has a high probability of interaction between the Si PIN pillars and the charged particles (alpha and Li-7) created from the neutron-B-10 reaction. In this paper, the effect of both the 3-D geometry (including pillar width, separation and height) and energy loss mechanisms are investigated via simulations to predict the neutron detection efficiency and gamma discrimination of this structure. The simulation results are demonstrated to compare well with the experimental data available at this time, for 7- and 12-mu m tall micropillar arrays. This indicates that upon scaling the pillar height, a high efficiency thermal neutron detector is possible.
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