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LUPIN BF3

NEUTRON REM COUNTER FOR PULSED FIELDS
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Modular electronics, high sensitivity

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Only active detector worldwide efficiently working in PF

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Fully customizable for specific requirements

From thermal up to 10 GeV or up to 20 MeV (LITE)

Energy response fitting ICRP74 conversion curve

Unaffected by signal pile-up

Max H*(10) per burst in pulsed fields: 2 µSv

Excellent gamma rejection (< 0.5 µSv/h @ 50 mSv/h)

Connectable to a SATURN

LUPIN BF3 is an environmental monitoring unit for neutron H*(10) measurements, with unique excellent performance for neutron detection in pulsed fields.

The rem counter is composed of:

  • BF3 proportional counter
  • Cylindrical moderating assembly
  • Built-in power supply, signal management and control electronics

The electronics processes the signal coming from the detector and elaborates the instantaneous H*(10) rate value every second.

If required, the radiation sensitive electronics can be housed in a separate rack. An accessory IP54 version is also available

Data are sent to the connected SATURN ratemeter acquisition and control unit, which locally displays the instantaneous H*(10) rate and the integrated values and compares them to the pre-set alarm thresholds.

A LUPIN BF3 LITE version is also available, featuring a lighter build and a narrower energy range, suitable for all the applications that do not require to detect neutrons with energy above 20 MeV.

Papers published in international scientific journals:

  • M. Caresana, M. Ferrarini, G.P. Manessi, M. Silari and V. Varoli, LUPIN, a new instrument for pulsed neutron fields, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 712 (2013) 15-26.
  • M. Caresana, C. Cassell, M. Ferrarini, E. Hohmann, G.P. Manessi, S. Mayer, M. Silari and V. Varoli, A new version of the LUPIN detector: improvements and latest experimental verification, Review of Scientific Instruments 85 (2014) 065102.