Measurement of the neutron spectrum of a Pu-C source with a liquid scintillator

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Author	Song-Lin, Wang Han-Xiong, Huang Xi-Chao, Ruan Xia, Li Jie, Bao Yang-Bo, Nie Qi-Ping, Zhong Zu-Ying, Zhou Xiang-Zhong, Kong
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Journal: Chinese Physics C The neutron response function for a BC501A liquid scintillator (LS) has been measured using a series of monoenergetic neutrons produced by the p-T reaction. The proton energies were chosen such as to produce neutrons in the energy range of 1 to 20 MeV. The principles of the technique of unfolding a neutron energy spectrum by using the measured neutron response function and the measured Pulse Height (PH) spectrum is briefly described. The PH spectrum of neutrons from the Pu-C source, which will be used for the calibration of the reactor antineutrino detectors for the Daya Bay neutrino experiment, was measured and analyzed to get the neutron energy spectrum. Simultaneously the neutron energy spectrum of an Am-Be source was measured and compared with other measurements as a check of the result for the Pu-C source. Finally, an error analysis and a discussion of the results are given.
Related Links	http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1674-1137/33/5/012/pdf
Ending Page	382
Page Count	5
Starting Page	378
ISSN	16741137
e-ISSN	20586132
DOI	10.1088/1674-1137/33/5/012
Journal	Chinese Physics C
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	33
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2009-04-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Chinese Physics C Nuclear Physics the Neutron Spectrum of a Pu-c Source Neutron Response Function the Sand-ⅱ Iterative Method
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Instrumentation Astronomy and Astrophysics