Discrimination of gamma rays due to inelastic neutron scattering in AGATA

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

Volumn 607, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 554-563

  Atac A ^a   Kaskas A ^a   Akkoyun, S ^a   Senyigit M ^a   Huyuk T ^a   Kara, S O ^a   Nyberg, J ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AGATA; Gamma ray tracking; Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations; HPGe detectors; Inelastic neutron scattering; Neutron gamma discrimination

Indexed keywords

AGATA; GAMMA-RAY TRACKING; GEANT4 MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; GEANT4 TOOLKITS; HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM; HPGE DETECTORS; NEUTRON INTERACTIONS; PEAK-TO-BACKGROUND RATIOS; PHOTO PEAKS; RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS; RAY TRACKING; TRACKING ALGORITHM; TRACKING PROGRAM;

DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; INELASTIC NEUTRON SCATTERING; ION BEAMS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SCATTERING; STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 67651153085     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.183     Document Type: Article

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