| Content Provider |
IEEE Xplore Digital Library |
| Author |
Anelli, M. Battistoni, G. Bertolucci, S. Bini, C. Branchini, P. Curceanu, C. De Zorzi, G. Di Domenico, A. Di Micco, B. Ferrari, A. Fiore, S. Gauzzi, P. Giovannella, S. Happacher, F. Iliescu, M. Martini, M. Miscetti, S. Nguyen, F. Passeri, A. Prokofiev, A. Sala, P. Sciascia, B. Sirghi, F. |
| Copyright Year |
2008 |
| Description |
Author affiliation: Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Italy (Anelli, M.; Bertolucci, S.; Curceanu, C.; Giovannella, S.; Happacher, F.; Iliescu, M.; Martini, M.; Miscetti, S.; Sciascia, B.; Sirghi, F.) || Sezione INFN di Milano, Italy (Battistoni, G.; Sala, P.) || Fondazione CNAO, Milano, Italy (Ferrari, A.) || The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden (Prokofiev, A.) || Università degli Studi ¿Roma Tre¿ e Sezione INFN di Roma Tre, Italy (Branchini, P.; Di Micco, B.; Nguyen, F.; Passeri, A.) || Università degli Studi ¿La Sapienza¿ e Sezione INFN di Roma, Italy (Bini, C.; De Zorzi, G.; Di Domenico, A.; Gauzzi, P.) |
| Abstract |
We exposed a prototype of the high-sampling lead-scintillating fiber KLOE calorimeter to neutron beam of 21, 46, and 174 MeV, provided by the The Svedberg Laboratory (TSL), Uppsala, to study its neutron detection efficiency. This has been found larger than what what expected considering the scintillator thickness of the KLOE prototype only.We checked the reliability of our method, measuring also the neutron detection efficiency of a 5 cm thick NE110 scintillator. Our results prove the existence of a contribution from passive material to neutron detection efficiency, in a high-sampling calorimeter configuration. The origin of the efficiency enhancement has been studied using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code. We present the TSL beam test results and the reasons for such enhancement, which allows to develop compact, inexpensive, fast, and highly efficient neutron counters. |
| Starting Page |
2368 |
| Ending Page |
2372 |
| File Size |
3710820 |
| Page Count |
5 |
| File Format |
PDF |
| ISBN |
9781424427147 |
| ISSN |
10957863 |
| DOI |
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774832 |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Publisher Date |
2008-10-19 |
| Publisher Place |
Germany |
| Access Restriction |
Subscribed |
| Rights Holder |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Subject Keyword |
Sampling methods Neutrons Prototypes Lead Particle beams Laboratories Thickness measurement Monte Carlo methods Testing Radiation detectors scintillating fibers calorimeter neutron detection efficiency |
| Content Type |
Text |
| Resource Type |
Article |
