Characterization of a fast neutron detection system with large angular coverage and granularity for physics studies and applications


Por: Chavez E., Barrón-Palos L., Curief Q., Guerrero R., Huerta A., Ortiz M.E., Moreno E., Murillo G., Policroniades R., Varela A.

Publicada: 1 ene 2009
Categoría: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Resumen:
This work presents a review of fast neutron detection, with an emphasis on the use of plastic scintillating materials. We developed neutron detectors both at the Instituto de Fisica, UNAM and at the Tandem Accelerator Laboratory, ININ. We will describe in detail our detectors and their characteristics. We will present some results on the development of a large position-sensitive neutron detector in two dimensions. In particular, we present a phenomenological formula that describes the complex dependence of the amount of light reaching a detector as a function of the position of the light source within the scintillating material. First measurements with a very small number of detectors are presented and show encouraging results. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.

Filiaciones:
Chavez E.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Barrón-Palos L.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Curief Q.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Guerrero R.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Huerta A.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Ortiz M.E.:
 Instituto de Física de la UNAM, Ap. Po. 20-364, A. Obregon, Mexico D. F., Mexico

Moreno E.:
 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Estado de MEX, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico

Murillo G.:
 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Estado de MEX, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico

Policroniades R.:
 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Estado de MEX, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico

Varela A.:
 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Estado de MEX, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico
ISSN: 0094243X
Editorial
AMER INST PHYSICS, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1NO1, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4501 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Conference Paper
Volumen: 1099 Número:
Páginas: 84-87

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