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Samples of composite scintillators consisting of NE 912 lithium glass fragments located in an organic matrix have been developed and manufactured. Samples were made in sizes of ∅40 × 2 mm with 25, 30, and 35% lithium glass concentration. Epoxy and acrylic resins, as well as a silicone compound, were used as a neutral matrix. Samples were tested as part of a scintillation detector on a thermal neutron beam and with source of γ-quanta 60Co. The efficiency of thermal neutrons' registration and γ-sensitivity compared to a homogeneous glass scintillator was determined. The results obtained confirmed the possibility of reducing the sensitivity of the detector to γ-quanta by two orders of magnitude due to a slight (50%) decrease in the efficiency of neutron detection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the shortage of the 3He gas and its rapidly increasing price, scintillator detectors, the advantages of which are high spatial resolution and capability of detection in real time, become widely used in many neutron instruments. In this work, a position-sensitive neutron detector consisting of a 6LiF/ZnS scintillation screen and a silicon photomultiplier array linked to a capacitive network to detect the positions of incident neutrons, is constructed and tested. To evaluate the detector performance, a series of neutron beam experiments with the detector prototype were performed in the BL20 at the China Spallation Neutron Source. The spatial resolution was measured, and the energy-selective neutron imaging and Bragg edge measurements of a 316L stainless steel sample were performed. A sub-millimeter spatial resolution could be obtained for the detector prototype under study. The detector with such a high spatial resolution is promising for applications in neutron scattering experimental installations, especially for neutron single-crystal diffractometers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]