Method for registration of solar cosmic rays by detecting neutrons

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physics of Atomic Nuclei

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778816090027· OSTI ID:22614029

Andreev, A. V.; Skorkin, V. M. ^[1]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Research (Russian Federation)

We consider a method of detecting the ionizing component of solar cosmic rays (SCRs) with energy from tens of MeV to tens of GeV by measuring the energy loss of SCR protons and light nuclei in scintillators and the multiplicity of the local neutron generation in a converter. Scintillation detectors based on stilbene, lithium glass, and solid-state photomultiplier tubes are capable of detecting fast neutrons with a temporal resolution of 10 ns and rejecting the gamma-ray background in the measuring system. The method will allow investigating the nucleon components of primary SCRs in circumterrestrial space.

• OSTI ID: 22614029
• Journal Information: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 79, Issue 9-10; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7788
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC RADIATION
ENERGY LOSSES
FAST NEUTRONS
GAMMA RADIATION
GEV RANGE
GLASS
INTERPLANETARY SPACE
LIGHT NUCLEI
LITHIUM
MEASURING METHODS
MEV RANGE
MULTIPLICITY
NEUTRON DETECTORS
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
PROTONS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
STILBENE
TIME RESOLUTION