TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of large deuterated scintillators for fast neutron detection (E=0.520 MeV) using the D(d,n)3He, 13C(d,n) and 27Al(d,n) reactions
AU - Ojaruega, M.
AU - Becchetti, F. D.
AU - Villano, A. N.
AU - Jiang, Hao
AU - Torres-Isea, R. O.
AU - Kolata, J. J.
AU - Roberts, A.
AU - Lawrence, C. C.
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - The response of large deuterated liquid scintillators (up to 10 cm diameter by 15 cm) to neutrons 0.520 MeV has been studied using the 2.5 MeV neutron generator at the University of Michigan, and the d(d,n), 13C(d,n), 27Al(d,n) and other reactions at the University of Notre Dame FN tandem accelerator. The latter utilize 9 and 16 MeV deuteron beams including a pulsed beam, which permitted time-of-flight measurements. Combining pulse-shape discrimination and time-of-flight allows gating on specific neutron energy groups to determine the detector response to specific neutron energies. This will permit accurate simulation of the detector response functions for applications of these detectors in nuclear research and homeland security applications.
AB - The response of large deuterated liquid scintillators (up to 10 cm diameter by 15 cm) to neutrons 0.520 MeV has been studied using the 2.5 MeV neutron generator at the University of Michigan, and the d(d,n), 13C(d,n), 27Al(d,n) and other reactions at the University of Notre Dame FN tandem accelerator. The latter utilize 9 and 16 MeV deuteron beams including a pulsed beam, which permitted time-of-flight measurements. Combining pulse-shape discrimination and time-of-flight allows gating on specific neutron energy groups to determine the detector response to specific neutron energies. This will permit accurate simulation of the detector response functions for applications of these detectors in nuclear research and homeland security applications.
KW - Deuterated liquid scintillators
KW - Neutron detection
KW - Neutron time-of-flight
KW - Nuclear reactions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2010.08.012
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2010.08.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052932918
VL - 652
SP - 397
EP - 399
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
SN - 0168-9002
IS - 1
ER -