2007/03/23 by F. D. Brooks, A. Buffler, Brooks, F. D. +15
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #physics.ins-det
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0703211
To be published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
arxiv created 2007/03/23 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
A compact liquid organic neutron spectrometer (CLONS) based on a single NE213 liquid scintillator (5 cm diam. x 5 cm) is described. The spectrometer is designed to measure neutron fluence spectra over the energy range 2-200 MeV and is suitable for use in neutron fields having any type of time structure. Neutron fluence spectra are obtained from measurements of two-parameter distributions (counts versus pulse height and pulse shape) using the Bayesian unfolding code MAXED. Calibration and test measurements made using a pulsed neutron beam with a continuous energy spectrum are described and the application of the spectrometer to radiation dose measurements is discussed.