Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films

Rusev, Gencho Yordanov; Roman, Audrey Rae; Daum, Jaimie Kay; Springs, Rebecca Kristien; Bond, Evelyn M.; Jandel, Marian; Baramsai, Bayarbadrakh; Bredeweg, Todd Allen; Couture, Aaron Joseph; Favalli, Andrea; Ianakiev, Kiril Dimitrov; Iliev, Metodi; Mosby, Shea Morgan; Ullmann, John Leonard; Walker, Carrie Lynn

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.078

Title: Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films

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We report a fission-fragment detector based on thin scintillating films has been built to serve as a trigger/veto detector in neutron-induced fission measurements at DANCE. The fissile material is surrounded by scintillating films providing 4π detection of the fission fragments. The scintillation photons were registered with silicon photomultipliers. A measurement of the ²³⁵U (n,f) reaction with this detector at DANCE revealed a correct time-of-flight spectrum and provided an estimate for the efficiency of the prototype detector of 11.6(7)%. Finally, design and test measurements with the detector are described.

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^[1]; Roman, Audrey Rae ^[1]; Daum, Jaimie Kay ^[2]; Springs, Rebecca Kristien ^[2];

^[1]; Jandel, Marian ^[1];

^[1];

^[1]; Walker, Carrie Lynn ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1457253

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1247191

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-25398
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; TRN: US1901336

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; LANL20135009

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: 804; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Thin scintillating films; Neutron-induced fission; Fission-fragment detector

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                    Rusev, Gencho Yordanov, Roman, Audrey Rae, Daum, Jaimie Kay, Springs, Rebecca Kristien, Bond, Evelyn M., Jandel, Marian, Baramsai, Bayarbadrakh, Bredeweg, Todd Allen, Couture, Aaron Joseph, Favalli, Andrea, Ianakiev, Kiril Dimitrov, Iliev, Metodi, Mosby, Shea Morgan, Ullmann, John Leonard, and Walker, Carrie Lynn. Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Rusev, Gencho Yordanov, Roman, Audrey Rae, Daum, Jaimie Kay, Springs, Rebecca Kristien, Bond, Evelyn M., Jandel, Marian, Baramsai, Bayarbadrakh, Bredeweg, Todd Allen, Couture, Aaron Joseph, Favalli, Andrea, Ianakiev, Kiril Dimitrov, Iliev, Metodi, Mosby, Shea Morgan, Ullmann, John Leonard, & Walker, Carrie Lynn. Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.078

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                    Rusev, Gencho Yordanov, Roman, Audrey Rae, Daum, Jaimie Kay, Springs, Rebecca Kristien, Bond, Evelyn M., Jandel, Marian, Baramsai, Bayarbadrakh, Bredeweg, Todd Allen, Couture, Aaron Joseph, Favalli, Andrea, Ianakiev, Kiril Dimitrov, Iliev, Metodi, Mosby, Shea Morgan, Ullmann, John Leonard, and Walker, Carrie Lynn. Thu .  
"Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.078.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1457253.

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@article{osti_1457253,

  title        = {Fission-fragment detector for DANCE based on thin scintillating films},

  author       = {Rusev, Gencho Yordanov and Roman, Audrey Rae and Daum, Jaimie Kay and Springs, Rebecca Kristien and Bond, Evelyn M. and Jandel, Marian and Baramsai, Bayarbadrakh and Bredeweg, Todd Allen and Couture, Aaron Joseph and Favalli, Andrea and Ianakiev, Kiril Dimitrov and Iliev, Metodi and Mosby, Shea Morgan and Ullmann, John Leonard and Walker, Carrie Lynn},

  abstractNote = {We report a fission-fragment detector based on thin scintillating films has been built to serve as a trigger/veto detector in neutron-induced fission measurements at DANCE. The fissile material is surrounded by scintillating films providing 4π detection of the fission fragments. The scintillation photons were registered with silicon photomultipliers. A measurement of the 235U (n,f) reaction with this detector at DANCE revealed a correct time-of-flight spectrum and provided an estimate for the efficiency of the prototype detector of 11.6(7)%. Finally, design and test measurements with the detector are described.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.078},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 804,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

}

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