Deuterated anthracene spectrometer for 5–30 MeV neutrons

Brooks, F.D.; Cilliers, W.A.; Simpson, B.R.S.; Smit, F. D.; Allie, M. S.; Jones, D. T. L.; McMurray, William; Pilcher, J. V.

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(88)90023-x

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“…An early demonstration was made by P.M. Lister in his Ph.D. thesis, in which neutron spectrum unfolding was used with deuterated benzene (benzene-d 6 , C 6 D 6 )-based liquid scintillator and deuterated anthracene (anthracene-d 10 , C 14 D 10 ) crystal scintillators [6], with results published the same year [7]. In 1988, Brooks again made a significant contribution in a publication introducing the deuterated-anthracene spectrometer (DAS) [8]. Shortly after, advantageous use of the recoil peak in deuterated liquid scintillators (NE230) was demonstrated in an experiment to search for neutrons from cold fusion [9,10].…”

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Deuterated scintillators and their application to neutron spectroscopy

Febbraro

Lawrence

Zhu

et al. 2015

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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Deuterated scintillators and their application to neutron spectroscopy

Febbraro

Lawrence

Zhu

et al. 2015

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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“…Therefore, in order to realize effective detection of fast neutrons, the ideal detection material must have abundant hydrogen and good luminescence property at the same time. 10 Organic scintillation crystals such as anthracene 11 and stilbene 12 were used in fast neutron detection in the early stage because of their good luminescence characteristics and high hydrogen content, which could just meet these requirements. Yet, due to the high price of raw materials, harsh crystal preparation conditions, easy cracking, and high requirements for storage conditions, it is gradually replaced by inorganic/organic two-component screens.…”

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Hydrogen-Rich 2D Halide Perovskite Scintillators for Fast Neutron Radiography

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A fast neutron has strong penetration ability through dense and bulky objects, which makes it an ideal nondestructive technology for detecting voids, cracks, or other defects inside large equipment. However, the lack of effective fast neutron detection materials limits its application. Perovskites have shown excellent optical properties in many areas, but they are absent from fast neutron detection imaging because they cannot directly absorb fast neutrons and emit luminescence. Here, we demonstrate a hydrogen-rich long-chain organic amine modified two-dimensional (2D) perovskite fast neutron scintillator, Mn-(C18H37NH3)2PbBr4(Mn-STA2PbBr4). Its hydrogen density can reach 9.51 × 1028 m–3, and the photoluminescence quantum yield can reach 58.58%, so it is possible to integrate fast neutron absorption and luminescence into a single compound. More importantly, Mn-STA2PbBr4 can be made into a large-area self-supporting fast neutron scintillator plate with satisfactory spatial resolution (0.5 lp/mm (lp: line pairs)). This strategy provides a simple and promising choice for fast neutron scintillator nondestructive testing.

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“…Full energy absorption scintillators based on this idea have so far been developed for FNSs: boronloaded plastic [1,2], boron-loaded liquid scintillators [3] and neutron coincidence spectrometers combining the organic scintillator and the 6 Li-loaded glass scintillator plates [4,5,6]. Also there are other types of fast neutron scintillator detectors having peaked responses, e.g., deuterated organic scintillators [7] and Black Neutron Detectors consisting of large volume scintillator [8].…”

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FAST NEUTRON RESPONSE OF A 6Li-LOADED LIQUID SCINTILLATOR

Hayashi¹,

Watanabe²,

Kaku³

et al. 2007

Proceedings of International Workshop on Fast Neutron Detectors and Applications — PoS(FNDA2006)

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We have investigated the energy response of a 6 Li-loaded liquid scintillator to MeV neutrons. It consists of three 6 Li-glass scintillator plates inside a liquid organic scintillator BC-501A, which can detect selectively neutrons that lose the full energy in the BC-501A using a coincidence signal generated from the capture event of thermalized neutrons in the 6 Li-glass scintillators. The response functions were measured using 4.7, 7.2 and 9.0 MeV monoenergetic neutrons. The measured ones were compared with Monte Carlo calculations performed by combining the neutron transport code PHITS and the scintillator response calculation code SCINFUL. The experimental light output spectra were in good agreement with the calculated ones in shape. The energy dependence of the detection efficiency was reproduced by the calculation.

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Deuterated anthracene spectrometer for 5–30 MeV neutrons

Cited by 15 publications

References 6 publications

Deuterated scintillators and their application to neutron spectroscopy

Deuterated scintillators and their application to neutron spectroscopy

Hydrogen-Rich 2D Halide Perovskite Scintillators for Fast Neutron Radiography

FAST NEUTRON RESPONSE OF A 6Li-LOADED LIQUID SCINTILLATOR

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