China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) was under construction since 2008. A two-dimensional
thermal neutron detector with sensitive area of 200mm×200mm was constructed for the Reflect
Spectrometer of CSNS. The detector was based on two-dimensional cathode strip readout MWPC,
using 5.5atm3He+2.5atmC3H8 mixture as working gas, and the thickness of the gas volume was 16mm.
A readout electronics system was also developed for the detector, which mainly consists of
charge-sensitive preamplifiers, amplifiers, charge measurement modules and a 6U VME64x crate. The
design maximum neutron count rate of the detector was 105 events per second and the calculated
neutron detection efficiency was about 70% for A2 neutrons. A prototype of the detector had been
constructed at first, which own an energy resolution (FWHM) of about 23% for 55Fe 5.9keV X-ray, and
its spatial resolution (FWHM) along the anode wire direction was about 300μm in X-ray test. The
detector was then tested by an Am-Be neutron source. The pulse height spectrum of the neutron signal
was studied. The detector can work normally and has a good performance in neutron-gamma ray
discrimination.
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