Published July 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Efficiency determination of resistive plate chambers for fast quasi-monoenergetic neutrons

  • 1. Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden (Germany)
  • 3. MTA ATOMKI, Debrecen (Hungary)
  • 4. Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Darmstadt (Germany)
  • 5. GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany)
  • 6. Universitaet zu Koeln, Koeln (Germany)
  • 7. Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt (Jordan)
  • 8. Uppsala University, The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala (Sweden)
  • 9. Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Universitaet, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Description

Composite detectors made of stainless-steel converters and multigap resistive plate chambers have been irradiated with quasi-monoenergetic neutrons with a peak energy of 175 MeV. The neutron detection efficiency has been determined using two different methods. The data are in agreement with the output of Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations are then extended to study the response of a hypothetical array made of these detectors to energetic neutrons from a radioactive ion beam experiment. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2014-14112-0

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Journal Title
European Physical Journal. A
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1-8
ISSN
1434-6001

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R3B Collaboration