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A new thermal neutron detector for protein crystallography

1999; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 46; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/23.819253

1558-1578

G. Mahler, V. Radeka, N.A. Schaknowski, Graham C. Smith, B. Yu, Z. Zojceski,

Particle Detector Development and Performance

A new position-sensitive detector is being developed for protein crystallography studies at a spallation source. Based on eight, independent, wire proportional chamber segments housed in a curved pressure vessel, the device covers a scattering angle of 120 degrees, and has a collecting area of 1.5 m by 20 cm. The position resolution will be about 1.3 mm FWHM, with a total counting rate in excess of one million per second. Timing resolution, essential for a spallation source application, is of order 1 /spl mu/s and provides neutron energy determination that is well suited for crystallography. Advanced features of this device include a digital centroid finding scheme, a seamless readout between segments, and a wire array design that minimizes anode modulation. Details of the mechanical design are given, together with digital centroid measurements that illustrate accurate, uniform response.