GEANT simulations of neutron capture experiments with a 4p BaF2 detector

2004/01/28 by M. Heil, R. Reifarth, Heil, M. +18
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Nuclear reactor physics and engineering #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nucl-ex/0401039

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Abstract

The goal of this research project is to give quantitative information useful for the design of a g-ray detector to investigate neutron capture (n, g) reactions on radioactive nuclei at the Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center (MLNSC) moderated neutron source at LANSCE. Data for neutron energies from thermal up to approximately 500 keV are desired. The radioactive nuclei can have half-lives as short as a few months. With the sample sizes foreseen, typically 1 mg, the radioactive decay rate can exceed tens of Curies (Ci).

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