Light output of EJ228 scintillation neutron detectors

L Stevanato; D Fabris; Xin Hao; M Lunardon; S Moretto; G Nebbia; S Pesente; L Sajo-Bohus; G Viesti

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.10.022

Light output of EJ228 scintillation neutron detectors

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Feb;69(2):369-72. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.10.022. Epub 2010 Oct 29.

Authors

L Stevanato¹, D Fabris, Xin Hao, M Lunardon, S Moretto, G Nebbia, S Pesente, L Sajo-Bohus, G Viesti

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy. luca.stevanato@pd.infn.it

PMID: 21075000
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.10.022

Abstract

The light output of neutron detectors based on the plastic scintillator EJ228 is studied as a function of neutron energy using a time tagged (252)Cf source. Calibration of the light output scale is performed by fitting the experimental distribution of Compton scattering events of photons from a (22)Na source with a response function obtained by Gaussian smearing of the predicted line-shape. The light output curve as well as the pulse height resolution for the EJ228 scintillators is very close (within 5%) to those recently reported for NE213 type organic liquid scintillators.

Publication types

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