Calibration of LiBaF3:Ce scintillator for fission spectrum neutrons

被引：4

作者：

Reeder, PL ^{[1
]}

Bowyer, SM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2002年 / 484卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

LiBaF3 : Ce scintillator; neutron calibration; time-tagged Cf-252;

D O I：

10.1016/S0168-9002(01)02007-1

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The scintillator LiBaF3 doped with small amounts of Ce+3 has the ability to distinguish heavy charged particles (p, d, t, or alpha) from beta and/or gamma radiation based on the presence or absence of nanosecond components in the scintillation light output, Since the neutron capture reaction on Li-6 produces recoil alphas and tritons, this scintillator also discriminates between neutron induced events and beta or gamma interactions. An experimental technique using a time-tagged Cf-252 source has been used to measure the efficiency of this scintillator for neutron capture, the calibration of neutron capture pulse height, and the pulse height resolution-all as a function of incident neutron energy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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