Development of a Phoswich Neutron Detector with Energy Spectroscopy Capability
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:22992049
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV, 89154 (United States)
Neutron measurement technology is critical to the detection and identification of nuclear materials and sources. Portable neutron detectors that enable thermal neutron and fast neutron measurements with a single system are still an experimental area. The ability to employ three signatures (photons, thermal neutrons, and fast neutrons) simultaneously for identification provides an extra element of certainty in results. The energy of fast neutrons can also provide a unique spectral signature for source quantification. A phoswich detector is based on the use of two dissimilar scintillators with a single photomultiplier tube (PMT) for the purpose of radiation detection. Past development was focused primarily on the application of the multi-scintillator design to gamma-ray, alpha- and beta-particle measurements. To this end, the work presented here has focused on the development of a phosphor sandwich ('phoswich') detector capable of differentiating between photons, thermal neutrons, and fast neutrons. The portable phoswich neutron detector was designed using two solid-sate scintillators: the {sup 6}Li-loaded glass and the EJ-299-33A plastic. Experiments showed that detector provides simultaneously count rates of photons, thermal neutrons, and fast neutrons with the energy spectroscopy option. (authors)
- OSTI ID:
- 22992049
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 114; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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