Relative light yield and temporal response of a stilbene-doped bibenzyl organic scintillator for neutron detection

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2014, Pages

  Brown, J A ^a   Goldblum, B L ^a   Bernstein, L A ^b   Bleuel, D L ^b   Brickner, N M ^a   Caggiano, J A ^b   Daub, B H ^a   Kaufman, G S ^a   Hatarik, R ^b   Phillips, T W ^b   Wender, S A ^c   Van Bibber, K ^a   Vujic, J ^a   Zaitseva, N P ^b  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS;

FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; FLUORESCENT RESPONSE; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY; ORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; RELATIVE RESPONSE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 84901422421     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4878238     Document Type: Article

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