| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8179580 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
6Li-containing organic scintillators have been prepared and characterized as a new type of transparent, single-phase materials with pulse shape discrimination (PSD) properties for simultaneous detection of thermal and fast neutrons discriminated from gamma radiation. Tests conducted with recently developed PSD-capable plastic scintillators showed that incorporation of 6Li into the aromatic matrix with fast-neutron/gamma discrimination properties offers the additional sensitivity to thermal neutrons, substantially increasing efficiency and the energy range of neutron detection. Comparative analyses of 6Li-loaded plastic, liquid and single crystal organic scintillators provide evidence that, in addition to neutron/gamma discrimination, these novel materials have the ability for discrimination between the signatures of fast and thermal neutrons.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Physics and Astronomy
Instrumentation
Authors
Natalia Zaitseva, Andrew Glenn, H. Paul Martinez, Leslie Carman, Iwona PaweÅczak, Michelle Faust, Stephen Payne,