High temperature radiation hard detectors (HTRaD)

研制一种用于中子和伽马探测的固态耐辐射高温传感器具有很大的潜力。固态金刚石器件具有长期的可靠性，适用于核电站、高能物理、同步辐射、医疗器械和国家复原力，因此使用固态金刚石器件是一个明显的选择。钻石限定了使用氦-3的需要，并且非常耐辐射。钻石是一种昂贵的合成材料，在可靠加工方面具有挑战性，因此需要致力于使用价格较低的多晶钻石。创新领域包括精密激光切割和钻石等离子处理，以改进用于中子探测的多层设备的生产。钻石抛光需要改进和理解，以便制造最佳和经济的装置。先进的电子显微镜技术、纳米机械和拉伸测试、辐射测试以及高温中子性能和机械稳定性将展示这项技术如何成功地应用于未来的发电厂设计和辐射监测。

Development of a solid state radiation hard high temperature sensor for neutron and gamma detection has many potentialuses. With long term reliability suitable for use in nuclear power generation plant, high energy physics, synchrotronfavilities, medical devices and national resiliience the use of solid state diamond devices is an obvious choice. Diamondeliminates the need to use helium-3 and is very radiation hard. Diamond is an expensive synthetic material and challengingto process reliably so work needs undertaking on the use of less expensive poly-crystalline diamond. Areas of innovationinclude precise laser cutting and plasma processing of diamond to improve the production of multi-layer devices for neutrondetection. Diamond polishing needs to be improved and understood so that optimal and economic devices can bemanufactured. Advanced electron micropscopy techniques, nano-mechanical and tensile testing, radiation testing as wellas high temperature neutron performance and mechanical stability will be demonstrated to show how this technology canbe applied successfully to future power plant designs and radiation monitoring.