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Single-Volume Scatter Camera (Final Report)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2480073· OSTI ID:2480073
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

This document serves as a comprehensive final report for the Single-Volume Scatter Camera (SVSC) project. Most of the work over the course of this project has been documented in journal articles, conference papers, and other reports. We therefore reference those materials for detailed presentation of our technical results. The most recent efforts on the project have not been published and are presented in detail here. We present characterizations of two neutron scatter camera prototypes; one using a monolithic geometry, and one using an optically segmented geometry. Both detectors employ plastic scintillator with SiPM-based readout. For the monolithic prototype, we present calibrations of several detector parameters made using a set of dark counts. In particular, we employ a coincidence analysis to characterize the distribution external optical crosstalk, along with the relative timing of the different SiPMs. For the optically segmented prototype we present the results of calibrations made using a tagged 22Na source, as well as the results of an imaging measurement made using a tagged AmBe source.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
DOE Contract Number:
NA0003525
OSTI ID:
2480073
Report Number(s):
SAND--2024-15646
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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