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Report number	physics/0607066
Title	New neutron detector based on Micromegas technology for ADS projects
Author(s)	Andriamonje, Samuel (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Andriamonje, Gregory (Bordeaux U.) ; Aune, Stephan (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Ban, Gilles (Caen U.) ; Breaud, Stephane (CEA Cadarache) ; Blandin, Christophe (CEA Cadarache) ; Ferrer, Esther (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Geslot, Benoit (CEA Cadarache) ; Giganon, Arnaud (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Giomataris, Ioannis (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Jammes, Christian (CEA Cadarache) ; Kadi, Yacine (CERN) ; Laborie, Philippe (Caen U.) ; Lecolley, Jean Francois (Caen U.) ; Pancin, Julien (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Riallot, Marc (DSM, DAPNIA, Saclay) ; Rosa, Roberto (ENEA, Rome) ; Sarchiapone, Lucia (CERN) ; Steckmeyer, Jean Claude (Caen U.) ; Tillier, Joel (Caen U.)
Publication	2006
Imprint	7 Jul 2006
Number of pages	5
In:	Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., A 562 (2006) 755-759
DOI	10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.048
Subject category	Other Fields of Physics
Abstract	A new neutron detector based on Micromegas technology has been developed for the measurement of the simulated neutron spectrum in the ADS project. After the presentation of simulated neutron spectra obtained in the interaction of 140 MeV protons with the spallation target inside the TRIGA core, a full description of the new detector configuration is given. The advantage of this detector compared to conventional neutron flux detectors and the results obtained with the first prototype at the CELINA 14 MeV neutron source facility at CEA-Cadarache are presented. The future developments of operational Piccolo-Micromegas for fast neutron reactors are also described.

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