TY  - JOUR
AU  - n_TOF Collaboration (Zugec, P. et al
AU  - Domingo-Pardo, C.
AU  - Giubrone, G.
AU  - Tain, J. L.
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2014//
TI  - GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the C6D6 set-up for capture studies at n_TOF
T2  - Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
JO  - Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A
SP  - 57
EP  - 67
VL  - 760
PB  - Elsevier Science Bv
KW  - GEANT4 simulations
KW  - Neutron time of flight
KW  - Neutron background
KW  - N_TOF
KW  - Neutron capture
AB  - The neutron sensitivity of the Cr6D6 detector setup used at n_TOF facility for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software replica of the entire n_TOF experimental hall, including the neutron beam line, sample, detector supports and the walls of the experimental area has been implemented in the simulations. The simulations have been analyzed in the same manner as experimental data, in particular by applying the Pulse Height Weighting Technique. The simulations have been validated against a measurement of the neutron background performed with a(nat)-C sample, showing an excellent agreement above 1 keV. At lower energies, an additional component in the measured C-nat yield has been discovered, which prevents the use of C-nat data for neutron background estimates at neutron energies below a few hundred eV. The origin and time structure of the neutron background have been derived from the simulations. Examples of the neutron background for two different samples are demonstrating the important role of accurate simulations of the neutron background in capture cross-section measurements.
SN  - 0168-9002
UR  - http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.6865
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.048
DO  - 10.1016/j.nima.2014.05.048
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000338350500008
ID  - n_TOFCollaborationZugec_etal2014
ER  -