Records |
Author |
Blanco, A.; Belver, D.; Cabanelas, P.; Diaz, J.; Fonte, P.; Garzon, J.A.; Gil, A.; Gonzalez-Diaz, D.; Koenig, W.; Kolb, B.; Lopes, L.; Palka, M.; Pereira, A.; Traxler, M.; Zumbruch, P. |
Title |
RPC HADES-TOF wall cosmic ray test performance |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
661 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
S114-S117 |
Keywords |
Gaseous detectors; Timing; TOF; RPC; HADES |
Abstract |
In this work we present results concerning the cosmic ray test, prior to the final installation and commissioning of the new Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) Time of Flight (TOF) wall for the High-Acceptance DiElectron Spectrometer (HADES) at GSI. The TOF wall is composed of six equal sectors, each one constituted by 186 individual 4-gaps glass-aluminium shielded RPC cells distributed in six columns and 31 rows in two partially overlapping layers, covering an area of 1.26 m(2). All sectors were tested with the final Front End Electronic (FEE) and Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) together with Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) systems. Results confirm a very uniform average system time resolution of 77 ps sigma together with an average multi-hit time resolution of 83 ps. Crosstalk levels below 1% (in average), moderate timing tails along with an average longitudinal position resolution of 8.4 mm sigma are also confirmed. |
Address |
[Blanco, A.; Fonte, P.; Lopes, L.; Pereira, A.] LIP, Lab Instrumentacao & Fis Expt Particulas, Coimbra, Portugal, Email: alberto@coimbra.lip.pt |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
Publisher |
Elsevier Science Bv |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
ISSN |
0168-9002 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
Notes |
WOS:000311568900029 |
Approved |
no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
1285 |
Permanent link to this record |
|
|
|
Author |
Soderstrom, P.A. et al; Agramunt, J.; Egea, J.; Gadea, A.; Huyuk, T. |
Title |
Neutron detection and gamma-ray suppression using artificial neural networks with the liquid scintillators BC-501A and BC-537 |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
916 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
238-245 |
Keywords |
BC-501A; BC-537; Digital pulse-shape discrimination; Fast-neutron detection; Liquid scintillator; Neural networks |
Abstract |
In this work we present a comparison between the two liquid scintillators BC-501A and BC-537 in terms of their performance regarding the pulse-shape discrimination between neutrons and gamma rays. Special emphasis is put on the application of artificial neural networks. The results show a systematically higher gamma-ray rejection ratio for BC-501A compared to BC-537 applying the commonly used charge comparison method. Using the artificial neural network approach the discrimination quality was improved to more than 95% rejection efficiency of gamma rays over the energy range 150 to 1000 keV for both BC-501A and BC-537. However, due to the larger light output of BC-501A compared to BC-537, neutrons could be identified in BC-501A using artificial neural networks down to a recoil proton energy of 800 keV compared to a recoil deuteron energy of 1200 keV for BC-537. We conclude that using artificial neural networks it is possible to obtain the same gamma-ray rejection quality from both BC-501A and BC-537 for neutrons above a low-energy threshold. This threshold is, however, lower for BC-501A, which is important for nuclear structure spectroscopy experiments of rare reaction channels where low-energy interactions dominates. |
Address |
[Soderstrom, P-A] ELI NP, Bucharest 077125, Romania, Email: par.anders@eli-np.ro |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
Publisher |
Elsevier Science Bv |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
ISSN |
0168-9002 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
Notes |
WOS:000455016800033 |
Approved |
no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
3869 |
Permanent link to this record |
|
|
|
Author |
Magan, D.L.P.; Caballero, L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Agramunt-Ros, J.; Albiol, F.; Casanovas, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Guerrero, C.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. |
Title |
First tests of the applicability of gamma-ray imaging for background discrimination in time-of-flight neutron capture measurements |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
823 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
107-119 |
Keywords |
Neutron capture cross-sections; gamma-ray imaging; Total energy detectors; Pulse-height weighting technique; Time-of-flight method |
Abstract |
In this work we explore for the first time the applicability of using gamma-ray imaging in neutron capture measurements to identify and suppress spatially localized background. For this aim, a pinhole gamma camera is assembled, tested and characterized in terms of energy and spatial performance. It consists of a monolithic CeBr3 scintillating crystal coupled to a position-sensitive photomultiplier and readout through an integrated circuit AMIC2GR. The pinhole collimator is a massive carven block of lead. A series of dedicated measurements with calibrated sources and with a neutron beam incident on a Au-197 sample have been carried out at n_TOF, achieving an enhancement of a factor of two in the signal-to-background ratio when selecting only those events coming from the direction of the sample. |
Address |
[Perez Magan, D. L.; Caballero, L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Agramunt-Ros, J.; Albiol, F.; Tarifeno-Saldivia, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: domingo@ific.uv.es |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
Publisher |
Elsevier Science Bv |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
ISSN |
0168-9002 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
Notes |
WOS:000374661600015 |
Approved |
no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2665 |
Permanent link to this record |
|
|
|
Author |
Lauritsen, T. et al; Perez-Vidal, R.M. |
Title |
Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a Co-60 source |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
836 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
46-56 |
Keywords |
Segmented germanium detectors; Efficiency measurements; gamma-Ray tracking; Gammasphere; GRETINA; GRETA; gamma-Ray spectroscopy; Nuclear structure |
Abstract |
In this paper; we provide a formalism for the characterization of tracking arrays with emphasis on the proper corrections required to extract their photopeak efficiencies and peak-to-total ratios. The methods are first applied to Gammasphere, a well characterized 4 pi array based on the principle of Compton suppression, and subsequently to GRETINA. The tracking efficiencies are then discussed and some guidelines as to what clustering angle to use in the tracking algorithm are presented. It was possible, using GEANT4 simulations, to scale the measured efficiencies up to the expected values for the full 4 pi implementation of GRETA. |
Address |
[Lauritsen, T.; Zhu, S.; Ayangeakaa, A. D.; Carpenter, M. P.; Greene, J. P.; Janssens, R. V. F.; Khoo, T. L.; Seweryniak, D.] Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA, Email: torben@anl.gov |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
Publisher |
Elsevier Science Bv |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
ISSN |
0168-9002 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
Notes |
WOS:000385601400007 |
Approved |
no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
2830 |
Permanent link to this record |
|
|
|
Author |
n_TOF Collaboration (Bacak, M. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Tain, J.L. |
Title |
A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
969 |
Issue |
|
Pages |
163981 - 10pp |
Keywords |
Fission detector; U-233; n_TOF; Time-of-flight |
Abstract |
In the measurement of neutron capture cross-sections of fissile isotopes, the fission channel is a source of background which can be removed efficiently using the so-called fission-tagging or fission-veto technique. For this purpose a new compact and fast fission chamber has been developed. The design criteria and technical description of the chamber are given within the context of a measurement of the U-233(n, gamma) cross-section at the nTOF facility at CERN, where it was coupled to the nTOF Total Absorption Calorimeter. For this measurement the fission detector was optimized for time resolution, minimization of material in the neutron beam and for alpha-fission discrimination. The performance of the fission chamber and its application as a fission tagging detector are discussed. |
Address |
[Bacak, M.; Gunsing, F.; Vlachoudis, V.; Aberle, O.; Calviani, M.; Cardella, R.; Cerutti, F.; Chiaveri, E.; Ferrari, A.; Gilardoni, S.; Kadi, Y.; Macina, D.; Masi, A.; Mingrone, F.; Rubbia, C.; Sabate-Gilarte, M.; Zugec, P.] CERN, European Org Nucl Res, Geneva, Switzerland, Email: michael.bacak@cern.ch |
Corporate Author |
|
Thesis |
|
Publisher |
Elsevier |
Place of Publication |
|
Editor |
|
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
|
Original Title |
|
Series Editor |
|
Series Title |
|
Abbreviated Series Title |
|
Series Volume |
|
Series Issue |
|
Edition |
|
ISSN |
0168-9002 |
ISBN |
|
Medium |
|
Area |
|
Expedition |
|
Conference |
|
Notes |
WOS:000536792400015 |
Approved |
no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
4413 |
Permanent link to this record |