Abstract
A multiwire proportional chamber (MWPC) neutron detector system was developed for the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex. Its basic performance was evaluated by an irradiation experiment using a Cf-252 neutron source. A short response time and high spatial resolution can be obtained using an individual line readout method. The detector system exhibited a one-dimensional uniformity of response of 4.8% and 3.8% in the x- and y-directions, respectively. The uniformity of all pixels in the two-dimensional image was 7.9%. The average intrinsic spatial resolution was 1.55 mm full width at half maximum in the sensitive region calculated by taking into account the track lengths of secondary particles. The signal intensity of the system remained constant during the operation for 500 min under Cf-252 neutron irradiation.
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