Tests of a solution-grown stilbene scintillator in mono-energetic neutron beams of 565 keV and 5 MeV - Archive ouverte HAL
Article Dans Une Revue Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Année : 2018

Tests of a solution-grown stilbene scintillator in mono-energetic neutron beams of 565 keV and 5 MeV

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The results of measurements performed with a solution-grown stilbene scintillator placed in reference mono-energetic neutron fields are presented. The ∅ 25 mm organic scintillator was positioned in 5 MeV and 565 keV neutron fields delivered by the AIFIRA facility at CENBG. The goal of the experiment was to assess the performance of the solution-grown stilbene crystal (n-γ discrimination, response, anisotropy, sensitivity) relative to that of a BC501A liquid scintillator of larger size. Neutron pulse height spectra after gamma discrimination are compared. The results show that the stilbene crystal not only has a better discrimination capability than the BC501A (35% higher FoM) at 5 MeV, but is also able to separate neutrons from gamma-rays at 565 keV and below, a range where the BC501A is inoperative. This study also confirms the anisotropy of the crystal response, as already observed by other groups at different energies. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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hal-02871778 , version 1 (17-06-2020)

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L. Dioni, V. Gressier, G. Nardin, R. Jacqmin, B. Stout, et al.. Tests of a solution-grown stilbene scintillator in mono-energetic neutron beams of 565 keV and 5 MeV. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2018, 880, pp.210-215. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2017.06.048⟩. ⟨hal-02871778⟩
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