New Material Enables Stable Semiconductor Neutron Detectors

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-36859
Published May 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

With the ability to sense smuggled nuclear materials, highly efficient neutron detectors are critical for national security. Currently, there are two classes of detectors that either use helium gas or flashes of light. These detectors are very large — sometimes the size of a wall.