The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments at LANSCE

Journal Article · Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1619714· OSTI ID:20632577

Ullmann, J L; Reifarth, R; Haight, R C; Hunt, L; O'Donnell, J M; Rundberg, R S; Bredeweg, T A; Wilhelmy, J B; Fowler, M M; Vieira, D J; Wouters, J M; Strottman, D D ^[1]; Kaeppeler, F; Heil, M ^[2]; Chamberlin, E P ^[3]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM 87544 (United States)
2. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, (Germany)
3. Chamberlin Associates, Los Alamos, NM 87544 (United States)

The Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) is a 159-element 4{pi} barium fluoride array designed to study neutron capture on small quantities, 1 mg or less, of radioactive nuclides. It is being built on a 20 m neutron flight path which views the 'upper tier' water moderator at the Manuel J. Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. The detector design is based on Monte Carlo calculations which have suggested ways to minimize backgrounds due to neutron scattering events. A data acquisition system based on fast transient digitizers is being implemented.

• OSTI ID: 20632577
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 680, Issue 1; Conference: 17. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 12-16 Nov 2002; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1619714; (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BARIUM FLUORIDES
CAPTURE
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
NEUTRON REACTIONS
PROTON BEAMS