Abstract
The applicability of a xenon γ-ray spectrometer based on a high-pressure (50 atm) xenon cylindrical ionization chamber to thermal neutron detection is discussed. The reaction of radiative capture of thermal neutron capture 131Xe(n, γ)132Xe* followed by emission of 668-keV γ rays detectable by the spectrometer is used. The response of the xenon spectrometer with a sensitive volume of 0.2 L is analyzed. The measured thermal neutron detection efficiency is 0.08%. The advantage of the detector is its capability of simultaneously detecting both thermal neutrons and γ rays, which allows precise and high-efficiency identification of radioactive and fissile materials.
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