Title
High temperature radiation hard detectors (HTRaD)

CoPED ID
672b2bfe-f5d2-484d-af3c-7d74b630305f

Status
Closed


Value
£1,000,000

Start Date
Aug. 31, 2013

End Date
Aug. 31, 2016

Description

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The objective is to develop a solid state radiation hard sensor for neutron and gamma detection with long term reliability suitable for use in nuclear power generation plant and other high temperature settings. Use of CVD diamond eliminates the need to use helium-3, a scarce at risk element. Diamond is very radiation hard but is an expensive synthetic material and challenging to process reliably. Past processing issues are understood and solutions available: Areas of innovation include precise laser cutting/plasma processing/patterning (pixellation)/conversion layers for the production of multi-layer devices for neutron detection. Diamond polishing needs to be improved and understood so that optimal, economic devices can be manufactured. Advanced materials science, electron micropscopy, high temperature neutron performance and mechanical stability will be demonstrated to show how this technology can be applied to future power plant designs and radiation monitoring.

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED LEAD_ORG
SCLUMBERGER PARTICIPANT_ORG
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON PARTICIPANT_ORG
MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED PARTICIPANT_ORG

Subjects by relevance
  1. Neutrons
  2. Radiation
  3. Nuclear power plants
  4. Radiation hardness
  5. Gamma radiation
  6. Diamond

Extracted key phrases
  1. High temperature radiation hard detector
  2. High temperature neutron performance
  3. High temperature setting
  4. Solid state radiation hard sensor
  5. Nuclear power generation plant
  6. Neutron detection
  7. Future power plant design
  8. Radiation monitoring
  9. Long term reliability suitable
  10. CVD diamond
  11. Advanced material science
  12. Diamond polishing
  13. Expensive synthetic material
  14. Layer device
  15. Use

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