Proton Light Yield of Fast Plastic Scintillators for Neutron Imaging
Abstract
Plastic, organic scintillators have been tailored in composition to achieve an ultrafast temporal response, thereby enabling the design and development of fast neutron detection systems with high timing resolution. Eljen Technology's plastic, organic scintillators-EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q-are prospective candidates for use in emerging neutron imaging systems, where fast timing is paramount. To support the neutron response characterization of these materials, the relative proton light yields (PLYs) of EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q were measured at the 88-Inch Cyclotron at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Using a broad-spectrum neutron source and a double-time-of-flight technique, the PLY relations were obtained over a proton recoil energy range of approximately 300 keV to 4 MeV. The EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q scintillators exhibited similar PLY relations to each other and to other plastic scintillators with the same polymer base material. A comparison of the relative PLY of different sized cylindrical EJ-232 and EJ-232Q scintillators also revealed consistent results. Here, this article provides key input data for the realistic computational modeling of neutron detection technologies employing these materials, thereby supporting new capabilities in near-field radionuclide detection for national security applications.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Nuclear Science and Security Consortium
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1606253
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003180; AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 67; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0018-9499
- Publisher:
- IEEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Fast plastic scintillators; light yield; neutron imaging; neutrons; organic scintillators
Citation Formats
Manfredi, J. J., Goldblum, B. L., Laplace, T. A., Gabella, G., Gordon, J., O'Brien, A., Chowdhury, S., Brown, J. A., and Brubaker, E. Proton Light Yield of Fast Plastic Scintillators for Neutron Imaging. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1109/TNS.2019.2959979.
Manfredi, J. J., Goldblum, B. L., Laplace, T. A., Gabella, G., Gordon, J., O'Brien, A., Chowdhury, S., Brown, J. A., & Brubaker, E. Proton Light Yield of Fast Plastic Scintillators for Neutron Imaging. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2019.2959979
Manfredi, J. J., Goldblum, B. L., Laplace, T. A., Gabella, G., Gordon, J., O'Brien, A., Chowdhury, S., Brown, J. A., and Brubaker, E. Mon .
"Proton Light Yield of Fast Plastic Scintillators for Neutron Imaging". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2019.2959979. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1606253.
@article{osti_1606253,
title = {Proton Light Yield of Fast Plastic Scintillators for Neutron Imaging},
author = {Manfredi, J. J. and Goldblum, B. L. and Laplace, T. A. and Gabella, G. and Gordon, J. and O'Brien, A. and Chowdhury, S. and Brown, J. A. and Brubaker, E.},
abstractNote = {Plastic, organic scintillators have been tailored in composition to achieve an ultrafast temporal response, thereby enabling the design and development of fast neutron detection systems with high timing resolution. Eljen Technology's plastic, organic scintillators-EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q-are prospective candidates for use in emerging neutron imaging systems, where fast timing is paramount. To support the neutron response characterization of these materials, the relative proton light yields (PLYs) of EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q were measured at the 88-Inch Cyclotron at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Using a broad-spectrum neutron source and a double-time-of-flight technique, the PLY relations were obtained over a proton recoil energy range of approximately 300 keV to 4 MeV. The EJ-230, EJ-232, and EJ-232Q scintillators exhibited similar PLY relations to each other and to other plastic scintillators with the same polymer base material. A comparison of the relative PLY of different sized cylindrical EJ-232 and EJ-232Q scintillators also revealed consistent results. Here, this article provides key input data for the realistic computational modeling of neutron detection technologies employing these materials, thereby supporting new capabilities in near-field radionuclide detection for national security applications.},
doi = {10.1109/TNS.2019.2959979},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science},
number = 2,
volume = 67,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}
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