التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Novel Detector Assembly for Neutron/Gamma-Ray Discrimination Applications Based on Large-Sized Scintillators Coupled to Large Area SiPM Arrays. |
| المؤلفون: |
Pino, Felix, Delgado, Jessica, Mantovani, Giorgia, Pancheri, Lucio, Bello, Michele, Fabris, Daniela, Fontana, Cristiano L., Polo, Matteo, Ruiz, Vladimir, Brunelli, Davide, Quaranta, Alberto, Moretto, Sandra |
| المصدر: |
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science; Apr2022, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p668-676, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LIQUID scintillators, GAMMA rays, NUCLEAR physics, DETECTORS, NEUTRON counters, GAMMA ray spectrometry, SCINTILLATORS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
ITALY |
| مستخلص: |
In this work, we propose a prototype of a compact detector assembly capable of discriminating between neutrons and gamma rays, by performing pulse shape analysis. The device takes advantage of recent improvements in silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) technology and the excellent neutron/gamma-ray discrimination capabilities of new plastics and standard liquid scintillators. Our work is focused on the read-out of small-, medium-, and large-sized organic scintillators with large-area SiPM arrays ($4 \times 4$ NUV and RGB-SiPM arrays, 17 mm $\times$ 17 mm). In particular, we used EJ-276 (and its old version EJ-299) and EJ-276G plastic scintillators of several sizes (ranging from 20- to 50-mm diameter) and two large liquid scintillator cells (EJ-301 and EJ-309, 50 mm diameter $\times 50$ mm thickness). Moreover, we show the comparison of neutron/gamma-ray discrimination performance between SiPM and standard photomultiplier read-out configurations. The presented innovative device could be used in different fields, first in fundamental nuclear physics experiments, as an ancillary neutron detector for the active target at the selective production of exotic species (SPES) facility at the Legnaro National Laboratories in Italy. Additionally, it could be used in radiation monitoring applications, as a fast neutron/gamma-ray counter to be embedded in unmanned vehicles for radiation monitoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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