Digital discrimination of neutrons and γ-rays in liquid scintillators using pulse gradient analysis

B. D'Mellow, M. D. Aspinall, R. O. Mackin, M. J. Joyce, A. J. Peyton

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    Abstract

    A method for the digital discrimination of neutrons and γ-rays in mixed radiation fields is described. Pulses in the time domain, arising from the interaction of photons and neutrons in a liquid scintillator, have been produced using an accepted empirical model and from experimental measurements with an americium-beryllium source. Neutrons and γ-rays have been successfully discriminated in both of these data sets in the digital domain. The digital discrimination method described in this paper is simple and exploits samples early in the life of the pulse. It is thus compatible with current embedded system technologies, offers a degree of immunity to pulse pile-up and heralds a real-time means for neutron/γ discrimination that is fundamental to many potential industrial applications. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)191-197
    Number of pages6
    JournalNuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
    Volume578
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2007

    Keywords

    • Digital
    • Liquid scintillators
    • Neutron spectrometry
    • Pulse gradient analysis
    • Pulse shape discrimination

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