A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for DANCE
Abstract
A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for the detection of fission fragments was developed for a highly segmented 4π γ-ray calorimeter, namely the Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments located at the Lujan Center of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. It has been used successfully for experiments with 235U, 238Pu,239Pu, and 241Pu isotopes to provide a unique signature to differentiate the fission from the competing neutron-capture reaction channel. We also used it to study the spontaneous fission in 252Cf. The design and performance of this avalanche counter for targets with extreme α-decay rate up to ~2.4×108/s are described.
- Authors:
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1237541
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-541392
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 694; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; fission; uranium; plutonium; 252Cf; gas-filled avalanche counter
Citation Formats
Wu, C. Y., Chyzh, A., Kwan, E., Henderson, R. A., Gostic, J. M., Carter, D., Bredeweg, T. A., Couture, A., Jandel, M., and Ullmann, J. L. A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for DANCE. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.056.
Wu, C. Y., Chyzh, A., Kwan, E., Henderson, R. A., Gostic, J. M., Carter, D., Bredeweg, T. A., Couture, A., Jandel, M., & Ullmann, J. L. A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for DANCE. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.056
Wu, C. Y., Chyzh, A., Kwan, E., Henderson, R. A., Gostic, J. M., Carter, D., Bredeweg, T. A., Couture, A., Jandel, M., and Ullmann, J. L. Sat .
"A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for DANCE". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.056. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1237541.
@article{osti_1237541,
title = {A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for DANCE},
author = {Wu, C. Y. and Chyzh, A. and Kwan, E. and Henderson, R. A. and Gostic, J. M. and Carter, D. and Bredeweg, T. A. and Couture, A. and Jandel, M. and Ullmann, J. L.},
abstractNote = {A compact gas-filled avalanche counter for the detection of fission fragments was developed for a highly segmented 4π γ-ray calorimeter, namely the Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments located at the Lujan Center of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center. It has been used successfully for experiments with 235U, 238Pu,239Pu, and 241Pu isotopes to provide a unique signature to differentiate the fission from the competing neutron-capture reaction channel. We also used it to study the spontaneous fission in 252Cf. The design and performance of this avalanche counter for targets with extreme α-decay rate up to ~2.4×108/s are described.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.056},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = ,
volume = 694,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Sat Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}
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