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Scientists from the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research have developed a detector of thermal and cold neutrons on the basis of a solid-state converter. The new device will have increased radiation resistance compared to analogues and a longer service life in a neutron beam. The detector will make it possible to monitor the flux density fluctuation of the incident beam, and can be easily scaled up in size. A prototype of the detector has already been manufactured in the Laboratory; in the future, it is proposed to use the device on one of the spectrometers of the IBR-2 reactor. The invention can be used for research in the field of condensed matter, for measuring the beam profile during boron capture therapy, monitoring the movement of fissile substances, etc.