Characterization and testing of EJ-309 and Stilbene scintillation detectors

B. Baramsai; M. Jandel; T. A. Bredeweg; A. Couture; S. Mosby; G. Rusev; J. L. Ullmann; C. L. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.2192436

4 September 2015 Characterization and testing of EJ-309 and Stilbene scintillation detectors

B. Baramsai, M. Jandel, T. A. Bredeweg, A. Couture, S. Mosby, G. Rusev, J. L. Ullmann, C. L. Walker

Proceedings Volume 9593, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XVII; 959313 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2192436
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A new neutron detector array (NEUANCE) is under development at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). After completion, NEUANCE will be installed in the central cavity of the 3.6π Υ-ray detector array DANCE located at the Lujan Center of LANSCE. The detector system, with simultaneous neutron and -ray detection capability, will be used to study neutron-induced capture and session reactions. The response of a EJ-309 scintillation detector to Υ-ray and neutron radiation was measured using the standard Υ-ray and ²⁵²Cf sources. The light from the detector was collected using a Hamamatsu photomultiplier tube or a Silicon photomultiplier GEANT4 was used to understand the light output and the optical photon transport in the scintillation. The detector geometry and optimum parameters for the data acquisition system were determined based on the test results and the simulations.

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B. Baramsai, M. Jandel, T. A. Bredeweg, A. Couture, S. Mosby, G. Rusev, J. L. Ullmann, and C. L. Walker "Characterization and testing of EJ-309 and Stilbene scintillation detectors", Proc. SPIE 9593, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XVII, 959313 (4 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2192436

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