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Diamond detector as a fast neutron spectrometer

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Abstract

A diamond detector has been used to measure the energy of 14.6 MeV neutrons by utilizing the 12C(n, α)9Be nuclear reaction in the active volume of the detector. The pulse-height spectrum from intrinsic reactions in the diamond detector caused by DT neutrons has been measured and explained. The characteristics of the diamond detector as a neutron spectrometer are compared with the silicon semiconductor detector.

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