Deuterated liquid scintillator (NE230) as a fast neutron detector for cold-fusion and other research

Author

Roberts, D.A. ; Becchetti, F.D. ; Ashktorab, K. ; Stewart, D. ; Jänecke, J. ; Gustafson, H.R. ; Dueweke, M.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

2-9 Nov. 1991

Firstpage

197

Abstract

Unlike conventional liquid scintillators (e.g., NE213) deuterated scintillators (NE230) can provide, without time-of-flight, usable neutron energy spectra for neutrons E/sub n/>or=1 MeV. The authors have assembled and calibrated several of these detectors and have used them in experiments searching for d+d fusion-neutron emission (E/sub n/=2.5 MeV) in Pd+D/sub 2/O electrolysis and Ti+D/sub 2/ absorption at liquid nitrogen temperatures. The detectors yield direct fusion-neutron spectra and set limits in the Pd+D and Ti+D experiments of <7*10/sup -24/ fusion n/s/dd pair and <3*10/sup -24/ fusion n/s/dd pair, respectively. In addition, these detectors have been used for in-beam accelerator experiments requiring coincidence between fast neutrons and scattered ions.<>

Keywords

adsorption; deuterium; deuterium compounds; electrolysis; neutron detection and measurement; neutron spectra; nuclear fusion; palladium; scintillation counters; titanium; 1 to 2.5 MeV; D/sub 2/; D/sub 2/O; Pd; Pd+D/sub 2/O electrolysis; Ti; Ti+D/sub 2/ absorption; cold-fusion; deuterated NE230; deuterated liquid scintillator; fast neutron detector; neutron energy spectra; Assembly; Calibration; Detectors; Electrochemical processes; Influenza; Ion accelerators; Light scattering; Neutrons; Physics; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE

Conference_Location

Santa Fe, NM, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0513-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258893

Filename

258893