Title :
Neutron detector characterization for SCINTIA array
Author :
Matei, Catalin ; Hambsch, Franz-Josef ; Oberstedt, Stephan
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Reference Mater. & Meas., EC-JRC, Geel, Belgium
Abstract :
SCINTIA is a new detector array of organic scintillators under development at the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM). The present design of SCINTIA includes NE213, p-terphenyl and Li glass neutron detectors positioned in a spherical configuration around the target. The properties of a novel p-terphenyl neutron detector to be used with SCINTIA have been investigated using photon sources and neutrons from a time tagged 252Cf(sf) source. The results show that the p-terphenyl crystal has better energy resolution, increased proton light output and neutron efficiency when compared to a similar size NE213 equivalent neutron detector.
Keywords :
neutron detection; solid scintillation detectors; Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements; Li glass neutron detector; SCINTIA array; neutron detector characterization; neutron efficiency; organic scintillators; p-terphenyl crystal; p-terphenyl neutron detector; proton light output; spherical configuration; time tagged 252Cf(sf) source; Crystals; Detectors; Energy resolution; Image edge detection; Neutrons; Photonics; Protons;
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2011 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ghent
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0925-8
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172863
