The Thick Gas Electron Multiplier and its derivatives: Physics, technologies and applications

S Bressler, L Moleri, A Jash, A Tesi… - Progress in particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) is a robust high-gain gas-avalanche
electron multiplier–a building block of a variety of radiation detectors. It can be manufactured …

Molecular specificity in neutron imaging: the case of hydrogen adsorption in metal organic frameworks

M Simoni, T Minniti, R Senesi… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Neutron imaging is the technique of choice for a number of in situ and operando
applications, where a high penetration power is required. White-beam neutron imaging and …

Development of a multi-layer high-efficiency GEM-based neutron detector for spallation sources

S Cancelli, F Caruggi, E Perelli Cippo, O Putignano… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Neutron detection is nowadays mostly based on 3He gas detectors, but its shortage and the
continuous upgrades of the neutron facilities require new devices to perform experiments …

Glass transition in rice pasta as observed by combined neutron scattering and time-domain NMR

M Witek, M Krzystyniak, G Romanelli, T Witczak - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Experimental protocols aiming at the characterisation of glass transition often suffer from
ambiguity. The ambition of the present study is to describe the glass transition in a complex …

Non-invasive detection of hazardous materials with a thermal-to-epithermal neutron station: a feasibility study towards practical application

M Silarski, K Dziedzic-Kocurek, K Drużbicki… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
The growing scale of the devastation that even a single terrorist attack can cause requires
more effective methods for the detection of hazardous materials. In particular, there are no …

[HTML][HTML] Spectroscopic neutron imaging for resolving hydrogen dynamics changes in battery electrolytes

ERC Ruiz, J Lee, JIM Damián, M Strobl, G Burca… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present the use of spectroscopic neutron imaging (SNI), a bridge between imaging and
scattering techniques, for analyzing battery electrolytes. The scattering information of CH n …

BNPLA: borated plastic for 3D-printing of thermal and cold neutron shielding

SR Sebold, T Neuwirth, A Tengattini, R Cubitt, I Gilch… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract 3D printing technologies such as fused filament fabrication (FFF) offer great
opportunities to enable the fabrication of complex geometries without access to a workshop …

Hydrogen spillover in tungsten oxide bronzes as observed by broadband neutron spectroscopy

E Lalik, SF Parker, G Irvine, I da Silva, MJ Gutmann… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen spillover is an elusive process, and its characterization, using experimental
probes and ab initio modeling, poses a serious challenge. In this work, the nuclear quantum …

[HTML][HTML] Operando lateral state-of-charge inhomogeneity mapping via wavelength-resolved neutron imaging

ERC Ruiz, F Malamud, J Lee, G Burca… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The continuous advancement in battery technology requires the development of robust and
more precise diagnostic tools for the characterization of commercial-scale battery cells. In …

Nuclear quantum dynamics in Hexamethylenetetramine and its deuterated counterpart: A DFT-augmented neutron study

M Krzystyniak, MJ Gutmann, K Refson… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite being one of the most thoroughly characterised molecular crystals,
hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) and its deuterated counterpart (DHMT), are still not fully …