Published June 15, 2006
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Journal article
Studies on the response of 3He and 4He proportional counters to monoenergetic fast neutrons
Creators
- 1. School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Hellas (Greece)
- 2. NCSR Democritos, Athens, Hellas (Greece)
- 3. School of Physics, A28, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)
Description
Two helium filled proportional counters (3He and 4He) were studied to establish the optimum operating conditions when these counters are used for fast neutron measurements, as well as to examine the linearity of the pulse height with neutron energy. The detectors were irradiated with mono-energetic neutrons in the energy range of 230 keV-22 MeV, produced via 7Li(n,p)7Be, 2H(d,n)3He and 3H(d,n)4He reactions in a Tandem Van de Graff accelerator. The gamma ray contribution to the obtained pulse height distribution and the resolution of the counters as a function of shaping time constant and applied high voltage were studied
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.040;
- PII
- S0168-9002(06)00277-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 562
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 371-379
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38029331
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BERYLLIUM 7; DEUTERIUM; FAST NEUTRONS; GAMMA RADIATION; HELIUM; HELIUM 3; HELIUM 4; IRRADIATION; KEV RANGE 100-1000; LITHIUM 7; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 10-100; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; RESOLUTION; TRITIUM; VAN DE GRAAFF ACCELERATORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; BARYONS; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; HADRONS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; KEV RANGE; LIGHT NUCLEI; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; NEUTRONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; STABLE ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.