A silicon photomultiplier readout for time of flight neutron spectroscopy with {gamma}-ray detectors

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3212677· OSTI ID:22051048

Pietropaolo, A; Gorini, G ^[1]; Festa, G; Andreani, C; De Pascale, M P; Reali, E ^[2]; Grazzi, F ^[3]; Schooneveld, E M ^[4]

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1. Dipartimento di Fisica ''G. Occhialini'' and CNISM, Universita Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milano (Italy)
2. Dipartimento di Fisica and Centro NAST, Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Roma (Italy)
3. Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Madonna del Piano n.10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze (Italy)
4. ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)

The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is a recently developed photosensor used in particle physics, e.g., for detection of minimum ionizing particles and/or Cherenkov radiation. Its performance is comparable to that of photomultiplier tubes, but with advantages in terms of reduced volume and magnetic field insensitivity. In the present study, the performance of a gamma ray detector made of an yttrium aluminum perovskite scintillation crystal and a SiPM-based readout is assessed for use in time of flight neutron spectroscopy. Measurements performed at the ISIS pulsed neutron source demonstrate the feasibility of {gamma}-detection based on the new device.

• OSTI ID: 22051048
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHERENKOV RADIATION
CRYSTALS
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA RADIATION
ISIS REACTOR
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY
PEROVSKITE
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SILICON
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD