Detector Systems

WORK PACKAGE 4: INNOVATION OF KEY NEUTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES: DETECTORS AND MODERATORS

Framework: Horizon 2020 (EU)
Led by Richard Hall-Wilton (ESS)

Start date: 01.09.2015
End date: 31.08.2018

Budget:
Total: 20 M EUR
WP4: 7.5 M EUR

WORK PACKAGE 9: INSTRUMENTATION - DETECTORS

Framework: Horizon 2020 (EU)
Led by STFC (ISIS)
Detector Group contact: Irina Stefanescu

Start date: 01.10.2015
End date: 30.09.2019

Budget:
Total: 12 M EUR
ESS Detector Group: 45 K EUR 

WORK PACKAGE 1: PRESTUDIES OF MATERIALS NEEDED: ELECTRONICS; APPLICATIONS IDENTIFICATION; BUILDING A DEMONSTRATOR MADE UP FROM A SINGLE MODULE
WORK PACKAGE 2: DEMONSTRATOR
WORK PACKAGE 3: UPSCALING OF: ELECTRONICS; MECHANICS; SYSTEM INTEGRATION
WORK PACKAGE 4: LARGE-SCALE DETECTOR PROTOTYPE
WORK PACKAGE 5: MANAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION

Framework: Horizon 2020 (EU)
Led by the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science
Detector Group contact: Kalliopi Kanaki

Start date: 01.05.2015
End date: 30.04.2019

Budget:
Total: 4 M EUR
Detector Group ESS: 200 K EUR

WORK PACKAGE 2: DISSEMINATION AND INDUSTRY-RELATED ACTIVITIES (ILL) 
WORK PACKAGE 4: ACCELERATORS: ACCESS TO SRF TEST INFRASTRUCTURES AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT DURING SRF CAVITY PRODUCTION (XFEL)
WORK PACKAGE 7: ACCELERATORS: SOLID STATE AMPLIFIERS USING CAVITY COMBINERS (ESRF)
WORK PACKAGE 8: INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS: TIME-RESOLVED STUDIES (XFEL)
WORK PACKAGE 9: INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS: TOOLS FOR RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR BEAM ENVIRONMENT (GSI) 
WORK PACKAGE 10: INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS: A COMMON EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH FOR BIOLOGICAL SCATTERING (ILL) 
WORK PACKAGE 11: INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS: ENHANCEMENT OF NEUTRON BEAMS (ILL)
WORK PACKAGE 15: DETECTORS & DAQ: LARGE-AREA THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTORS USING 10B FILMS (ILL) 
WORK PACKAGE 16: IT & DM: COMMON USER IDENTITY SYSTEM (PSI)
WORK PACKAGE 18: IT & DM: HIGH-SPEED DATA RECORDING (XFEL)

Framework: FP7 (EU)
Detector Group contact: Richard Hall-Wilton

Start date: 01.10.2011
End date: 30.0902014

Budget:
Total: 16 M EUR
Detector Group: 1 M EUR

H. Söderhielm, K. Fissum. "Two-Dimensional Radiation Field Map of a Be-based Source", Lund University Kandidat Thesis (2017).

F. Piscitelli, F. Messi, M. Anastasopoulos, T. Brys, F. Chicken, E. Dian, J. Fuzi, C. Höglund, G. Kiss,  J. Orban,  P. Pazmandi,  L. Robinson,  L. Rosta,  S. Schmidt, D. Varga,d  T. Zsiros, R. Hall-Wilton. ''The Multi-Blade Boron-10-based neutron detector for high intensity neutron reflectometry at ESS'', Journal of Instrumentation 12, P03013 (2017) - doi: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/03/P03013 , ArXiv http://arxiv.org/abs/1701.07623

M. Anastasopoulos, R. Bebb, K. Berry, J. Birch, T. Brys, J.-C. Buffet, J.-F. Clergeau, P. P. Deen, G. Ehlers, P. van Esch, S. M. Everett, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, K. Herwig, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, I. Iruretagoiena, F. Issa, J. Jensen, A. Khaplanov*, O. Kirstein, I. Lopez Higuera, F. Piscitelli, L. Robinson, S. Schmidt, I. Stefanescu, "Multi-Grid Detector for Neutron Spectroscopy: Results Obtained on Time-of-Flight Spectrometer CNCS", 2017 JINST 12 P04030,doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/04/P04030, https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.03626

D.D. DiJulio, C.P. Cooper-Jensen, H. Perrey, K. Fissum, E. Rofors, J. Scherzinger, P.M. Bentley, "A polyethylene-B₄C based concrete for enhanced neutron shielding at neutron research facilities", Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, Volume 859, Pages 41–46, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.03.064, arXiv:1703.03713.

J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, S. Koufigar, N. Mauritzson, F. Messi, H. Perrey, E. Rofors. "A comparison of untagged gamma-ray and tagged-neutron yields from ²⁴¹AmBe and ²³⁸PuBe sources", Applied Radiation and Isotopes 127, 98-102 (2017); doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.05.014;arXiv:1611.00213.

N. Mauritzson, K. Fissum, D.D. DiJulio, "Design, Construction and Characterization of a Portable Fast-Neutron Detector", Lund University Master Thesis (2017).

J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, A. Bala, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, D. Hamilton, N. Mauritzson, F. Messi, H. Perrey, E. Rofors. "Tagging fast neutrons from a ²⁵²Cf fission-fragment source", Applied Radiation and Isotopes128, 270-274 (2017);  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.05.022;  arXiv:1611.02940.

M. Akkawi, K. Fissum, F. Messi, H. Perrey, "Photon Detection Using Cerium Bromide Scintillation Crystals", Lund University / University of Toronto Exchange Thesis (2017); http://arxiv.org/abs/1706.04843.

T. Kittelmann, K. Kanaki, E. Klinkby, X. X. Cai, C. P. Cooper-Jensen, R. Hall-Wilton, "Using backscattering to enhance efficiency in neutron detectors", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 64, No. 6, p. 1562-1573 (2017). DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2017.2695404

T. Kittelmann, E. Klinkby, E.B. Knudsen, P. Willendrup, X.X. Cai, K. Kanaki, Monte Carlo Particle Lists: MCPL, Computer Physics Communications, Volume 218, September 2017, Pages 17-42, ISSN 0010-4655,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2017.04.012

K. Kanaki on behalf of the ESS DG, Contribution to the Hellenic Neutron Association newsletter, HENA-newsletter_2.pdf

E. Dian, K. Kanaki, R.J. Hall-Wilton, P. Zagyvai, Sz. Czifrus, "Neutron activation and prompt gamma intensity in Ar/CO2-filled neutron detectors at the European Spallation Source", Applied Radiation and Isotopes 128C (2017) pp. 275-286, arXiv:1701.08117, DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.06.003

M. Imam, H. Pedersen, J. Birch, C. Höglund. "Chemical vapour deposition of boron-carbon thin films from organoboron precursors". LiU (2016); doi:10.3384/lic.diva-123909.

E. Rofors, K. Fissum. "Fast Photoneutron Detection". LU (2016).

D. Pfeiffer, F. Resnati, J. Birch, M. Etxegarai, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, I. Llamas-Jansa, E. Oliveri, E. Oksanen, L. Robinson, L. Ropelewski, S. Schmidt, C. Streli, P. Thuiner. JINST 11 (2016); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/05/P05011; arXiv:1510.02365v4.

J. Scherzinger, R. Al Jebali, J.R.M. Annand, K.G. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton, K. Kanaki, M. Lundin, B. Nilsson, H. Perrey, A. Rosborg, H. Svensson. Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A (2016); arXiv:1608.08778v1.

S. Schmidt, C. Höglund, J. Jensen, L. Hultman, J. Birch, R. Hall-Wilton. J. Mater. Sci. 51 (2016); doi:10.1007/s10853-016-0262-4.

M. Imam, C. Höglund, J. Jensen, S. Schmidt, I.G. Ivanov, R. Hall-Wilton, J. Birch, H. Pedersen. J. Phys. Chem. C (2016);doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06529.

A. Muraro, G. Albani, E. Perelli Cippo, G. Croci, G. Angella, J. Birch, C. Cazzaniga, R. Caniello, F. Dell'Era, F. Ghezzi, G. Grosso, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, S. Schmidt, L. Robinson, M. Rebai, G. Salvato, D. Tresoldi, C. Vasi, M. Tardocchi. JINST 11 (2016); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/03/C03033.

T. Kittelmann, E. Klinkby, E.B. Knudsen, P. Willendrup, X.X. Cai, K. Kanaki. Comp. Phys. Comm. (2016);arXiv:1609.02792.

F. Piscitelli, A. Khaplanov, A. Devishvili, S. Schmidt, C. Höglund, J. Birch, A.J.C. Dennison, P. Gutfreund, R. Hall-Wilton, P. Van Esch. Proc. R. Soc. A 472 (2016); doi:10.1098/rspa.2015.0711; arXiv:1510.01085v1.

C. Höglund, B. Alling, J. Jensen, L. Hultman, J. Birch, R. Hall-Wilton. J. Appl. Phys. 117 (2015);doi:10.1063/1.4921167.

C. Höglund, K. Zeitelhack, P. Kudejova, J. Jensen, G. Greczynski, J. Lu, L. Hultman, J. Birch, R. Hall-Wilton. Radiat. Phys. Chem. 113 (2015); doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.04.006.

T. Kittelmann, M. Boin. Comput. Phys. Commun. 189 (2015); doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2014.11.009.

J. Scherzinger, J.R.M. Annand, G. Davatz, K.G. Fissum, U. Gendotti, R. Hall-Wilton, E. Håkansson, R. Jebali, K. Kanaki, M. Lundin, B. Nilsson, A. Rosborge, H. Svensson. Appl. Radiat. Isotopes 98 (2015);doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.01.003; arXiv:1405.2686v3.

F. Piscitelli, on behalf of the ILL/ESS/LiU Collaboration for the development of the B10 detector technology in the framework of the CRISP project. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 130:27 (2015); doi:10.1140/epjp/i2015-15027-3; arXiv:1501.05201v1.

R. Jebali, J. Scherzinger, J.R.M. Annand, R. Chandra, G. Davatz, K.G. Fissum, H. Friederich, U. Gendotti, R. Hall-Wilton, E. Håkansson, K. Kanaki, M. Lundin, D. Murer, B. Nilsson, A. Rosborg, H. Svensson. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 794 (2015); doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.058;  arXiv:1502.03931v2.

M. Imam, K. Gaul, A. Stegmüller, C. Höglund, J. Jensen, L. Hultman, J. Birch, R. Tonner, H. Pedersen. J. Mater. Chem. C 3 (2015); doi:10.1039/c5tc02293b.

D. Pfeiffer, F. Resnati, J. Birch, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, G. Iakovidis, E. Oliveri, E. Oksanen, L. Ropelewski, P. Thuiner. JINST 10 (2015); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/04/P04004




; arXiv:1501.05022v1.

J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J.F. Clergeau, P. van Esch, M. Ferraton, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, J. Jensen, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli. JINST 10 (2015); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/10/P10019; arXiv:1507.00607v2.

G. Nowak, M. Störmer, H.W. Becker, C. Horstmann, R. Kampmann, D. Höche, M. Haese-Seiller, J.F. Moulin, M. Pomm, C. Randau, U. Lorenz, R. Hall-Wilton, M. Müller, A. Schreyer. J. Appl. Phys. 117 (2015);doi:10.1063/1.4905716.

T. Kittelmann, E. Klinkby, X.X. Cai, K. Kanaki, C.P. Cooper-Jensen, R. Hall-Wilton. IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. (2015);arXiv:1509.03036v1.

E. Rossi, G. Gorini, R. Hall-Wilton, F. Piscitelli. "Characterisation of the Spatial Resolution and the Gamma Discrimination of Helium-3 Proportional Counters". Univ. Stud. Milano-Bicocca (2015).

S. Koufigar, K. Fissum. "The Radiological Footprint of a Be-based Neutron Source". LU (2015).

J. Scherzinger, K. Fissum, R. Hall-Wilton. "A Source-Based Test-Bed for Fast-Neutron Irradiation". LU (2015).

B. Lindström, A. Fabich, C. Höglund. "A novel diamond-based beam position monitoring system for the High Radiation to Materials facility at CERN SPS". LiU/CERN (2015).

O. Kirstein, R. Hall-Wilton, I. Stefanescu, M. Etxegarai, M. Anastasopoulus, K. Fissum, A. Gulyachkina, C. Höglund, M. Imam, K. Kanaki, A. Khaplanov, T. Kittelmann, S. Kolya, B. Nilsson, L. Ortega, D. Pfeiffer, F. Piscitelli, J. Freita Ramos, L. Robinson, J. Scherzinger. PoS 029 (2014); arXiv:1411.6194v1.

B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, F. Murtas. CERN RD51-NOTE-2014-003 (2014); arXiv:1410.0107v1.

F. Piscitelli, J.C. Buffet, J.F. Clergeau, S. Cuccaro, B. Guerard, A. Khaplanov, Q. La Manna, J.M. Rigal, P. Van Esch. JINST 9 (2014); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03007; arXiv:1312.2473v1.

J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J.F. Clergeau, J. Correa, P. van Esch, M. Ferraton, B. Guerard, J. Halbwachs, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, A. Khaplanov, M. Koza, F. Piscitelli, M. Zbiri. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 528 (2014); doi:10.1088/1742-6596/528/1/012040.

N. Cherkashyna, K. Kanaki, T. Kittelmann, U. Filges, P. Deen, K. Herwig, G. Ehlers, G. Greene, J. Carpenter, R. Connatser, R. Hall-Wilton, P.M. Bentley. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 528 (2014); doi:10.1088/1742-6596/528/1/012013.

N. Cherkashyna, R.J. Hall-Wilton, D.D. DiJulio, A. Khaplanov, D. Pfeiffer, J. Scherzinger, C.P. Cooper-Jensen, K.G. Fissum, S. Ansell, E.B. Iverson, G. Ehlers, F.X. Gallmeier, T. Panzner, E. Rantsiou, K. Kanaki, U. Filges, T. Kittelmann, M. Extegarai, V. Santoro, O. Kirstein, P.M. Bentley. ICANS XXI conference (2014); arXiv:1501.02364v1.

R. Hall-Wilton, C. Theroine. Physics Procedia 51 (2014); doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2013.12.004.

J.F. Clergeau, M. Ferraton, B. Guerard, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli, M. Platz, J.M. Rigal, P. Van Esch, T. Daulle. ANIMMA conference (2013); arXiv:1307.7507v1.

F. Krejci, J. Jakubek, V. Kraus, M. Holik, J. Zemlicka, S. Pospisil, U. Köster, C. Höglund, J. Birch, L. Hultman, R. Hall-Wilton, J. Vacik, I. Tomandl. Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics and Detectors for Physics Applications (2013);doi:10.1142/9789814603164_0076.

A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli, J.C. Buffet, J.F. Clergeau, J. Correa, P. van Esch, M. Ferraton, B. Guerard and R. Hall-Wilton. JINST 8 (2013); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/P10025; arXiv:1306.6247v1.

M. Dracos, E. Baussan, M. Blennow, M. Bogomilov, E. Bouquerel, J. Cederkall, P. Christiansen, P. Coloma, P. Cupial, H. Danared, C. Densham, T. Ekelof, M. Eshraqi, E. Fernandez Martinez, G. Gaudiot, R. Hall-Wilton, J.P. Koutchouk, M. Lindroos, R. Matev, D. McGinnis, M. Mezzetto, R. Miyamoto, L. Mosca, T. Ohlsson, H. Ohman, F. Osswald, S. Peggs, P. Poussot, R. Ruber, J.Y. Tang, R. Tsenov, G. Vankova-Kirilova, N. Vassilopoulos, E. Wildner, J. Wurtz. Nucl. Phys. B 885 (2014); doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2014.05.016; arXiv:1309.7022v3.

K. Kanaki, A. Jackson, R. Hall-Wilton, F. Piscitelli, O. Kirstein, K. Andersen. J. Appl. Cryst. 46 (2013); doi:10.1107/S0021889813011862.

I. Stefanescu, Y. Abdullahi, J. Birch, I. Defendi, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, M. Zee, K. Zeitelhack. JINST 8 (2013); doi:10.1088/1748-0221/8/12/P12003; arXiv:1309.7789v1.

I. Stefanescu, Y. Abdullahi, J. Birch, I. Defendi, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, D. Seiler, K. Zeitelhack. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 727 (2013); doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.003.

T. Kittelmann, I. Stefanescu, K. Kanaki, M. Boin, R. Hall-Wilton, K Zeitelhack. CHEP (2013); doi:10.1088/1742-6596/513/2/022017; arXiv:1311.1009v1.

N. Chauhan, G. Kabra, T. Kittelmann, R. Langenberg, R. Mandrysch, A. Salzburger, R. Seuster, E. Ritsch, G. Stewart, N. van Eldik, R. Vitillo (on behalf of the ATLAS Collaboration). J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 513 (2014); doi:10.1088/1742-6596/513/5/052022.

K. Kanaki, J. Birch, R. Hall–Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, A. Jackson, O. Kirstein, T. Kittelmann, S. Kolya, F. Piscitelli. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2013); doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829478.

K. Kanaki, R. Hall–Wilton, K.H. Andersen, D. Anevski, J. Birch, X.X. Cai, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, I. Jansa Llamas, U. Keiderling, A. Khaplanov, O. Kirstein, C. Schulz, T. Wilpert. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2013); doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829644.

X.X. Cai, I. Llamas-Jansa, S. Mullet, S. Hval, E. Klinkby, T. Kittelmann, K. Kanaki, R. Hall-Wilton, B.C. Hauback. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2013); doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829560.

K. Andersen, T. Bigault, J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, B. Guerard, J. Jensen, A. Khaplanov, O. Kirstein, F. Piscitelli, P. Van Esch, C. Vettier. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 720 (2013);doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.12.021.

J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, P. van Esch, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli. IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sc. 60 (2013); doi: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2227798.

H. Pedersen, C. Höglund, J. Birch, J. Jensen, A. Henry. Chem. Vapor Depos. 18 (2012); doi: 10.1002/cvde.201206980.

C. Höglund, J. Birch, K. Andersen, T. Bigault, J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, P. van Esch, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, J. Jensen, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli, C. Vettier, W. Vollenberg, L. Hultman. J. Appl. Phys. 111 (2012); doi:10.1063/1.4718573.

A. Khaplanov, K. Andersen, T. Bigault, J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, P. van Esch, B. Guerard, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, J. Jensen, O. Kirstein, F. Piscitelli, C. Vettier. ICANS-XX conference (2012); arXiv:1209.0566v1.

T. Bigault, J. Birch, J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman, C. Höglund, B. Guerard, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli, P. Van Esch. Neutron News 23 (2012); doi: 10.1080/10448632.2012.725329.

R. Hall-Wilton, C. Höglund, M. Imam, K. Kanaki, A. Khaplanov, O. Kirstein, T. Kittelmann, B. Nilsson, J. Scherzinger. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2012); doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551977.

K. Kanaki, R. Hall-Wilton, K.H. Andersen, D. Anevski, D. Argyriou, J. Birch, A. Hiess, C. Höglund, L. Hultman, A. Jackson, A. Khaplanov, O. Kirstein, T. Kittelmann. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2012);doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551084.

J.C. Buffet, J. Correa, P. Van Esch, B. Guerard, A. Khaplanov, F. Piscitelli. IEEE NSS/MIC conference record (2012); doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551086.

B. Alling, C. Höglund, R. Hall-Wilton, L. Hultman. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98 (2011); doi: 10.1063/1.3600059.

D. Pfeiffer, A. Ball, A. Bell, A. Butler, P. Butler, R. Hall-Wilton, J. Hegeman, S. Lansley, G. Keen, D. Krofcheck, S. Mueller, A. Macpherson, S. Pospisil, H. Silverwood, E. Tsesmelis, Z. Vykydal. JINST 6 (2011); doi: 10.1088/1748-0221/6/08/P08005; arXiv:1105.1336v1.