%0 Conference Paper
%A Kumar, Shashank
%A Herzkamp, Matthias
%A van Waasen, Stefan
%T Non-linearity Analysis of digital SiPM arrays response in a Position Sensitive Neutron Detector Prototype
%M FZJ-2019-06596
%D 2018
%X Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) are solid-state photodetectors based on Geiger mode avalanche diode technology. The features of SiPMs such as low operating voltages, insusceptibility to magnetic field and low production costs make it a very appealing candidate for single photon detection applications. In the recent past its applicability in neutron detection had been assessed and proved feasible. Motivated by this investigation, a new kind of scintillation neutron detector based on digital SiPMs is under development. This detector prototype with an active area of 13 cm × 13 cm, is assembled with SiPM modules from Philips Digital Photon Counting and a 6Li glass scintillator. It is aimed to be used in the future for neutron reflectometry (NR) at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in Garching, Germany for the TREFF instrument. In order to achieve the goal of two dimensional spatial resolution of 1 mm × 1 mm, and a neutron counting rate of 20 Mcps/m², non-linearity characterization of the SiPM has been performed. This work presents the simulation results performed using Geant4 tool-kit for the SiPM proportionality response at the pixel and cell levels under the design considerations of this detector prototype.
%B IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
%C 10 Nov 2018 - 18 Nov 2018, Sydney (Australia)
Y2 10 Nov 2018 - 18 Nov 2018
M2 Sydney, Australia
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)24
%9 Poster
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/868003