The search for alternatives to helium-3 neutron counters forms a driving topic in today’s nuclear instrumentation. The cross section of gadolinium for thermal neutron capture makes this element a promising candidate. This thesis aims at scaling and evaluating different counting schemes based on the signature of these captures inside the detection medium. Three research areas have been explored: plastic scintillator-based detection, semiconductor-based detection and magnetic phase transition in gadolinium. The theoretical study of the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition in gadolinium has been concluded by a practical infeasibility. A method built on the insertion of a metal gadolinium core at the center of a large plastic scintillator has ...
PosterInternational audiencePlastic, scintillator loading with gadolinium-rich organometallic comple...
Conference of 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Me...
International audienceGadolinium-covered modified plastic scintillators show a high potential for th...
The search for alternatives to helium-3 neutron counters forms a driving topic in today’s nuclear in...
International audienceThis paper describes the simulation-based scaling of the sensors and insulatio...
International audienceNeutron detection forms a critical branch of nuclear-related issues, currently...
International audienceCEA LIST has investigated different schemes enabling neutron detection thanks ...
International audiencePlastic scintillator loading with gadolinium-rich organometallic complexes sho...
PosterInternational audiencePlastic, scintillator loading with gadolinium-rich organometallic comple...
Conference of 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Me...
International audienceGadolinium-covered modified plastic scintillators show a high potential for th...
The search for alternatives to helium-3 neutron counters forms a driving topic in today’s nuclear in...
International audienceThis paper describes the simulation-based scaling of the sensors and insulatio...
International audienceNeutron detection forms a critical branch of nuclear-related issues, currently...
International audienceCEA LIST has investigated different schemes enabling neutron detection thanks ...
International audiencePlastic scintillator loading with gadolinium-rich organometallic complexes sho...
PosterInternational audiencePlastic, scintillator loading with gadolinium-rich organometallic comple...
Conference of 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Me...
International audienceGadolinium-covered modified plastic scintillators show a high potential for th...