The light output and the detection efficiency of the liquid scintillator EJ-309

F Pino; L Stevanato; D Cester; G Nebbia; L Sajo-Bohus; G Viesti

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.016

The light output and the detection efficiency of the liquid scintillator EJ-309

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Jul:89:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.016. Epub 2014 Feb 22.

Authors

F Pino¹, L Stevanato², D Cester², G Nebbia³, L Sajo-Bohus⁴, G Viesti²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratorio de Fisica Nuclear, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Apartado 89000, 1080A Caracas, Venezuela. Electronic address: felixpino@gmail.com.
² Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
³ INFN Sezione di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
⁴ Laboratorio de Fisica Nuclear, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Apartado 89000, 1080A Caracas, Venezuela.

PMID: 24607532
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.016

Abstract

The light output response and the neutron and gamma-ray detection efficiency are determined for liquid scintillator EJ-309. The light output function is compared to those of previous studies. Experimental efficiency results are compared to predictions from GEANT4, MCNPX and PENELOPE Monte Carlo simulations. The differences associated with the use of different light output functions are discussed.

Keywords: Light output function; Liquid scintillator; Monte Carlo simulations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't