In the development of neutron scattering instruments, the primary focus is often on maximizing signal intensity, while managing instrument background tends to receive comparatively less attention. This imbalance is not necessarily due to a lack of awareness of the importance of background reduction but rather reflects the historical reality that mitigating instrument noise has been more of an...
Detectors using neutron-sensitive Microchannel Plates (MCPs) with Timepix readouts have found niche applications in pulsed neutron sources, where the arrival position of each neutron and its energy are reconstructed with high accuracy. These detectors can localize each neutron with approximately 10 µm spatial resolution and very high timing precision—around 500 ns for thermal neutrons and 10...
