DocumentCode
986875
Title
Acquisition-analysis system for the DANCE (detector for advanced neutron capture experiments) BaF2 gamma-ray calorimeter
Author
Wouters, Jan M. ; Vicente, Ana Alpizar ; Bredeweg, Todd A. ; Esch, Ernst ; Haight, Robert C. ; Hatarik, Robert ; O´Donnell, John M. ; Reifarth, Rene ; Rundberg, Robert S. ; Schwantes, Jon M. ; Sheets, Steven A. ; Ullmann, John L. ; Vieira, David J. ; Wilh
Author_Institution
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Volume
53
Issue
3
fYear
2006
fDate
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
880
Lastpage
885
Abstract
The DANCE detector is a segmented 4π gamma-ray calorimeter for measuring (n, γ) and (n,fission) cross-sections of stable and long-lived radioactive isotopes. DANCE uses waveform digitization to acquire the basic gamma-ray data, which maximizes the information available for event reconstruction, but has necessitated the development of several techniques for handling the resulting high data rates. This paper describes the basic experimental requirements for acquisition and analysis and how we have satisfied these requirements primarily by extending existing acquisition and analysis frameworks.
Keywords
calorimeters; data acquisition; fission; gamma-ray detection; high energy physics instrumentation computing; neutron radiative capture; particle calorimetry; signal detection; signal processing; solid scintillation detectors; (n,fission) cross-section; (n,gamma) cross-section; 4π-gamma-ray calorimeter; BaF2 gamma-ray calorimeter; DANCE detector; Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments; data acquisition system; data analysis system; event reconstruction; long-lived radioactive isotope; signal detection; signal processing; stable radioactive isotope; waveform digitization; Crystals; Energy measurement; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Isotopes; Laboratories; Neutrons; Nuclear measurements; Signal detection; US Department of Energy; Data acquisition; gamma-ray calorimetry; gamma-ray detectors; neutron capture; signal detection; signal proccessing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2006.874499
Filename
1644958
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