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Scintillating thermal neutron detectors for cosmic ray soil moisture monitoring

Stowell, P.; Fargher, S.; Steer, C.; Thompson, L.F.

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Authors

S. Fargher

C. Steer

L.F. Thompson



Abstract

Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing (CRNS) is a powerful technique that allows non-invasive monitoring of soil moisture on length scales well matched for agricultural applications. One factor limiting the use of the technique within industrial agriculture settings is the high initial cost of Helium-3 or BF3 tubes typically used for ground level neutron monitoring. This paper discusses the use of Geant4 to design and optimise an alternative scintillator based epi-thermal neutron detector that may be applicable for challenges where cost is a higher driving factor than temporal resolution.

Citation

Stowell, P., Fargher, S., Steer, C., & Thompson, L. (2021). Scintillating thermal neutron detectors for cosmic ray soil moisture monitoring. Journal of Instrumentation, 16(11), Article P11039. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/p11039

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 10, 2021
Online Publication Date Nov 29, 2021
Publication Date 2021-11
Deposit Date Dec 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date Dec 6, 2021
Journal Journal of Instrumentation
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 11
Article Number P11039
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/p11039

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