The use of C6D6 detectors for neutron induced capture cross-section measurements in the resonance region

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 577, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 626-640

  Borella, A ^a,b   Aerts, G ^b   Gunsing, F ^b   Moxon, M ^c   Schillebeeckx, P ^a   Wynants, R ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c Hyde Copse 3   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C6D6 scintillation detector; Detector response; Monte Carlo simulations; Neutron capture cross sections; Neutron sensitivity; Neutron time of flight spectroscopy; Pulse height weighting technique; Weighting functions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON RESONANCE; HYDROGEN; NEUTRON ABSORPTION; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DATA DEDUCTION; DETECTOR RESPONSE; ENERGY DETECTION PRINCIPLE; TIME-OF-FLIGHT; WEIGHTING FUNCTION;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 34250894326     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.034     Document Type: Article

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