Scintillator-based Timepix3 detector for neutron spin-echo techniques using intensity modulation

Funama, Fumiaki; Chong, Su-Ann; Loyd, Matthew; Gofron, Kazimierz J.; Zhang, Yuxuan; Kuhn, Stephen J.; Zhang, Chen; Fitzsimmons, Michael R.; Khaplanov, Anton; Vacaliuc, Bogdan; Crow Jr., Lowell; Li, Fankang

doi:10.1063/5.0189920

Title: Scintillator-based Timepix3 detector for neutron spin-echo techniques using intensity modulation

Journal Article · 18 March 2024 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0189920 · OSTI ID:2329592

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

A scintillator-based Timepix3 (TPX3) detector was developed to resolve the high-frequency modulation of a neutron beam in both spatial and temporal domains, as required for neutron spin-echo experiments. In this system, light from a scintillator is manipulated with an optical lens and is intensified using an image intensifier, making it detectable with the TPX3 chip. Two different scintillators, namely, ⁶LiF:ZnS(Ag) and ⁶LiI:Eu, were investigated to achieve the high resolution needed for spin-echo modulated small-angle neutron scattering (SEMSANS) and modulation of intensity with zero effort (MIEZE). The methodology for conducting event-mode analysis is described, including the optimization of clustering parameters for both scintillators. The detector with both scintillators was characterized with respect to detection efficiency, spatial resolution, count rate, uniformity, and γ-sensitivity. The ⁶LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator-based detector achieved a spatial resolution of 200 μm and a count rate capability of 1.1 × 10⁵ cps, while the ⁶LiI:Eu scintillator-based detector demonstrated a spatial resolution of 250 μm and a count rate capability exceeding 2.9 × 10⁵ cps. Furthermore, high-frequency intensity modulations in both spatial and temporal domains were successfully observed, confirming the suitability of this detector for SEMSANS and MIEZE techniques, respectively.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2329592

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 95; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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