SLOW NEUTRON CONVERTER AND SLOW NEUTRON DETECTOR Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G01T3/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: converter comprises a substrate having a plurality of channels extending along the first direction and insulating walls between the mentioned plurality of channels; and a boron layer covering at least the exposed surface of the mentioned plurality of channels; wherein the mentioned plurality of channels are through channels, wherein the boron layer comprises ^natB, wherein the boron layer has a mass thickness in the range from 0.232 to 0.694 mg/cm².

EFFECT: increasing efficiency of slow neutron detection.

19 cl, 5 dwg