Characteristics of a thermal neutrons scintillation detector with the [ZnS(Ag)+$^6$LiF] at different conditions of measurements

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V. V. Alekseenko, I. R. Barabanov, R. A. Etezov, Yu. M. Gavrilyuk, A. M. Gangapshev, A. M. Gezhaev, V. V. Kazalov, A. Kh. Khokonov, V. V. Kuzminov, S. I. Panasenko

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S. S. Ratkevich

/ Abstract

A construction of a thermal neutron testing detector with a thin [ZnS(Ag)+$^6$LiF] scintillator is described. Results of an investigation of sources of the detector pulse origin and the pulse features in a ground and underground conditions are presented. Measurements of the scintillator own background, registration efficiency and a neutron flux at different objects of the BNO INR RAS were performed. The results are compared with the ones measured by the $^3$He proportional counter.