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Title: Deuterated stilbene (stilbene-d12): An improved detector for fast neutrons

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Here, we have developed and evaluated two prototype fast neutron deuterated-stilbene scintillators. The largest scintillator is hexagonal in shape with volume 32 cm3, comprised of deuterated crystalline trans-stilbene (stilbene-d12). These samples were grown using a solution-based crystal growing method developed at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to grow conventional 1H-based stilbene scintillator crystals. The stilbene-d12 prototype detectors show excellent neutron/gamma discrimination, noticeably better than 1H-stilbene, and appear to have less asymmetry in the response to neutrons incident from different directions. Finally, like other deuterated scintillators, the stilbene-d12 detectors in many applications can provide incident neutron energy spectra, without time of flight, by suitably unfolding the neutron light-output spectra.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF); Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC52-07NA27344; NA0002534; PHY 14-01242; 2014-DN-077-ARI078-02; 2015-DN-077-ARI096; NA-241; NA-22
OSTI ID:
1479728
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1512599; OSTI ID: 1692072
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-757244
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 908; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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