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Title: Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers

Abstract

Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) techniques can be used to discern between neutron and gamma-ray interactions in certain organic scintillators. Traditionally, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) have been used in organic-scintillator assemblies. However, silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have great potential to be used in many applications in which PMTs have been predominantly used, including those utilizing PSD techniques. To evaluate the current state of the art of the SiPM technology, SensL's 6-mm B-Series and C-Series SiPMs were compared to a fast Hamamatsu PMT in conjunction with a 6×6×6-mm3 stilbene organic scintillator to assess the PSD performance of the detector assemblies. Measurements with a Cf-252 source were performed and a figure of merit (FOM) for discriminating between neutron and gamma-ray pulses between 100 keVee and 200 keVee was calculated for each assembly. A digital charge-integration PSD technique was used to process all measured data. The FOM for the B-Series SiPM, PMT, and C-Series SiPM was 1.37, 1.93, and 2.13, respectively. The C-Series SiPM was shown to perform as well as the PMT in the experiments.

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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
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USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1365799
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OSTI ID: 1247234
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0002534
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: 793; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; Silicon photomultiplier; Pulse shape discrimination; Stilbene; Neutron detection; Organic scintillator

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Ruch, Marc Lavi, Flaska, Marek, and Pozzi, Sara A. Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.053.
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Ruch, Marc Lavi, Flaska, Marek, & Pozzi, Sara A. Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.053
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Ruch, Marc Lavi, Flaska, Marek, and Pozzi, Sara A. Fri . "Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.053. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1365799.
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@article{osti_1365799,
title = {Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers},
author = {Ruch, Marc Lavi and Flaska, Marek and Pozzi, Sara A.},
abstractNote = {Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) techniques can be used to discern between neutron and gamma-ray interactions in certain organic scintillators. Traditionally, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) have been used in organic-scintillator assemblies. However, silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have great potential to be used in many applications in which PMTs have been predominantly used, including those utilizing PSD techniques. To evaluate the current state of the art of the SiPM technology, SensL's 6-mm B-Series and C-Series SiPMs were compared to a fast Hamamatsu PMT in conjunction with a 6×6×6-mm3 stilbene organic scintillator to assess the PSD performance of the detector assemblies. Measurements with a Cf-252 source were performed and a figure of merit (FOM) for discriminating between neutron and gamma-ray pulses between 100 keVee and 200 keVee was calculated for each assembly. A digital charge-integration PSD technique was used to process all measured data. The FOM for the B-Series SiPM, PMT, and C-Series SiPM was 1.37, 1.93, and 2.13, respectively. The C-Series SiPM was shown to perform as well as the PMT in the experiments.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.053},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = C,
volume = 793,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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