Neutron intercepting silicon chip (NISC) - a sensitive neutron detector
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Hossain, Tim; Posey, Dan; Fullwood, Clay; Clopton, Mark
- Source
- 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE. 2:1498-1499 Oct, 2007
- Subject
- Nuclear Engineering
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Neutrons
Silicon
Threshold voltage
Detectors
Flash memory
USA Councils
Boron
Helium
Plastic packaging
Nuclear and plasma sciences
- Language
- ISSN
- 1082-3654
Flash memory chip has been modified to serve as a sensitive solid state neutron detector. A dielectric layer used in the manufacture of the memory chip known as BPSG (borophosphosilicate glass) contains boron and when boron used in this layer is enriched 10 B a sensitive neutron detector is born.