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Directional fast neutron detection using a time projection chamber and plastic scintillation detectors
摘要: A new method for directional fast neutron detection is proposed based on a neutron time projection chamber (TPC) and position-sensitive plastic scintillation detectors. The detection system can efficiently locate the approximate location of a hot spot with 4π field-of-view using only the neutron TPC. Then, the system generates a high-resolution image of the hot spot using selected coincidence events in the TPC and the scintillation detectors. A prototype was built and tested using a 252Cf source. An efficiency of 7.1×10-3 was achieved for fast searching. The angular resolution was 7.8° (full width at half maximum, FWHM) for high-resolution imaging using the simple back projection method.
关键词: special nuclear material,neutron scatter imaging,time projection chamber,directional fast neutron detection,plastic scintillation detector
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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-ray suppression using artificial neural networks with the liquid scintillators BC-501A and BC-537
摘要: In this work we present a comparison between the two liquid scintillators BC-501A and BC-537 in terms of their performance regarding the pulse-shape discrimination between neutrons and γ rays. Special emphasis is put on the application of artificial neural networks. The results show a systematically higher γ-ray rejection ratio for BC-501A compared to BC-537 applying the commonly used charge comparison method. Using the artificial neural network approach the discrimination quality was improved to more than 95% rejection efficiency of γ rays over the energy range 150 to 1000 keV for both BC-501A and BC-537. However, due to the larger light output of BC-501A compared to BC-537, neutrons could be identified in BC-501A using artificial neural networks down to a recoil proton energy of 800 keV compared to a recoil deuteron energy of 1200 keV for BC-537. We conclude that using artificial neural networks it is possible to obtain the same γ-ray rejection quality from both BC-501A and BC-537 for neutrons above a low-energy threshold. This threshold is, however, lower for BC-501A, which is important for nuclear structure spectroscopy experiments of rare reaction channels where low-energy interactions dominates.
关键词: fast-neutron detection,BC-537,digital pulse-shape discrimination,liquid scintillator,BC-501A,neural networks
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36