Multi-layer plastic scintillation detector for intermediate- and high-energy neutrons with n-γ discrimination capability

L. Yu; S. Terashima; H. J. Ong; P. Y. Chan; I. Tanihata; C. Iwamoto; D. T. Tran; A. Tamii; N. Aoi; H. Fujioka; G. Gey; H. Sakaguchi; A. Sakaue; B. H. Sun; T. L. Tang; T. F. Wang; Y. N. Watanabe; G. X. Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.05.044

Multi-layer plastic scintillation detector for intermediate- and high-energy neutrons with n-γ discrimination capability

L. Yu^*
, S. Terashima
, H. J. Ong
, P. Y. Chan
, I. Tanihata
, C. Iwamoto
, D. T. Tran
, A. Tamii
, N. Aoi
, H. Fujioka
, G. Gey
, H. Sakaguchi
, A. Sakaue
, B. H. Sun
, T. L. Tang
, T. F. Wang
, Y. N. Watanabe
, G. X. Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Physics

Beihang University
The University of Osaka
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology
Kyoto University
The University of Tokyo

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A new type of neutron detector, named Stack Structure Solid organic Scintillator (S⁴), consisting of multi-layer plastic scintillators with capability to suppress low-energy γ rays under high-counting rate has been constructed and tested. To achieve n-γ discrimination, we exploit the difference in the ranges of the secondary charged particles produced by the interactions of neutrons and γ rays in the scintillator material. The thickness of a plastic scintillator layer was determined based on the results of Monte Carlo simulations using the Geant4 toolkit. With layer thicknesses of 5 mm, we have achieved a good separation between neutrons and γ rays at 5 MeV_ee threshold setting. We have also determined the detection efficiencies using monoenergetic neutrons at two energies produced by the d+d→n+³He reaction. The results agree well with the Geant4 simulations implementing the Liège Intranuclear Cascade hadronic model (INCL++) and the high-precision model of low-energy neutron interactions (NeutronHP).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-128
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	866
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.05.044
State	Published - 11 Sep 2017

Keywords

Monte Carlo simulation
Multi-layer plastic scintillators
Range of secondary particle
n-γ discrimination under high-counting rate

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Yu, L., Terashima, S., Ong, H. J., Chan, P. Y., Tanihata, I., Iwamoto, C., Tran, D. T., Tamii, A., Aoi, N., Fujioka, H., Gey, G., Sakaguchi, H., Sakaue, A., Sun, B. H., Tang, T. L., Wang, T. F., Watanabe, Y. N., & Zhang, G. X. (2017). Multi-layer plastic scintillation detector for intermediate- and high-energy neutrons with n-γ discrimination capability. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 866, 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.05.044

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Multi-layer plastic scintillation detector for intermediate- and high-energy neutrons with n-γ discrimination capability. / Yu, L.; Terashima, S.; Ong, H. J. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 866, 11.09.2017, p. 118-128.

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Yu L, Terashima S, Ong HJ, Chan PY, Tanihata I, Iwamoto C et al. Multi-layer plastic scintillation detector for intermediate- and high-energy neutrons with n-γ discrimination capability. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2017 Sep 11;866:118-128. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2017.05.044

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