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A Proof-of-Principle Investigation for a Neutron-Gamma Discrimination Technique in a Semiconductor Neutron Detector

Kandlakunta, 2012

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Gadolinium (Gd) is an efficient thermal neutron conversion material due to the superior thermal neutron absorption cross-section predominantly composed of 157Gd, which is also 15.65% abundant in natural Gd. A thermal neutron capture by 157Gd results in an excited …
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