Development of a lithium-glass based composite neutron detector for He replacement

Rich, Grayson; Kazkaz, K.; Karwowski, H. J.

doi:10.2172/1070153

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“…The other approach to realize neutron capture-based detectors with neutron/gamma discriminating properties is by combining scintillators of varying scintillation characteristics and neutron sensitivity into heterogeneous structures. Composites of lithium-doped glass embedded within a scintillating polymer [13,14,15,16] and lithium gadolinium borate (LGB) composites [17,18,19], have been demonstrated to be scalable to high efficiency while maintaining moderate cost, and have been used to perform capture-gated spectroscopy [18,19,20,21]. Composite designs that use 6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillators have recently accomplished high levels of gamma discrimination [22].…”

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Development and operation of a 6LiF:ZnS(Ag)—scintillating plastic capture-gated detector

Wilhelm

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Jovanovic

2017

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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We report on the design, construction, and operation of a capture-gated neutron detector based on a heterogeneous scintillating structure comprising two scintillator types. A flat, 500 μm thick sheet composed of a mixture of lithium-6-fluoride capture agent, 6 LiF, and zinc sulfide phosphor, ZnS(Ag), is wrapped around scintillating polyvinyl toluene (PVT) in a form of cylinder. The 6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) sheet uses an aluminum foil backing as a support for the scintillating material and as an optical reflector, and its optical properties have been characterized independently. The composite scintillator was tested using 252 Cf, DD fusion, 137 Cs, and 60 Co sources. The intrinsic detection efficiency for neutrons from an unmoderated 252 Cf source and rejection of gammas from 137 Cs were measured to be 3.6% and 10 −6 , respectively. A figure of merit for pulse shape discrimination of 4.6 was achieved, and capture-gated spectroscopic analysis is demonstrated.

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