Monte-Carlo simulation of fast neutron detection using double-scatter events in plastic scintillator and Timepix

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1162-1167

  Uher, J ^a   Jakubek, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAST NEUTRONS; FAST-NEUTRON DETECTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEUTRON ENERGY; PIXELATED DETECTORS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; PROTON SPECTRA; RECOIL PROTON; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SOURCE POSITION; TIMEPIX; TWO LAYERS;

DETECTORS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PROTONS; RADIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 79960317388     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5873950     Document Type: Conference Paper

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