Calibration of BC501A Liquid Scintillator Cells with Monochromatic Neutron Beams

Academic Article

Publication Date:

1998

abstract:

The recoil proton energy response has been measured by exposing cylindrical cells, filled with BC501A BICRON liquid scintillator, to mono-energetic neutron reference fields. We determine the required calibration parameters and report the detailed procedures for the experimental data handling. A dedicated Monte Carlo simulation of the detector response and efficiency has been performed. It showed good agreement with the measured quantities. The results from this calibration are necessary for a detailed study of the neutron spectrum at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory, with a neutron detector made of 32 liquid scintillator cells, like those used during the calibration.

Iris type:

1.1 Articolo in rivista

Keywords:

Neutron detectors; scintillator detectors

List of contributors:

F., Arneodo; P., Benetti; A., Bettini; BORIO DI TIGLIOLE, Andrea; E., Calligarich; C., Carpanese; F., Casagrande; D., Cavalli; F., Cavanna; P., Cennini; S., Centro; A., Cesana; C., Chen; Y. B., Chen; D., Cline; O., Consorte; I., DE MITRI; R., Dolfini; A., Ferrari; A., GIGLI BERZOLARI; K. L., He; X. P., Huang; Z. H., Li; F., Lu; J. M., Ma; G., Mannocchi; C., Matthey; F., Mauri; L., Mazzone; C., Montanari; R., Nardò; S., Otwinowski; S., Parlati; D., Pascoli; A., Pepato; L., Periale; G., PIANO MORTARI; A., Piazzoli; P., Picchi; F., Pietropaolo; A., Rappoldi; G. L., Raselli; S., Resconi; J. P., Revol; M., Rossella; C., Rossi; C., Rubbia; P., Sala; D., Scannicchio; F., Sergiampietri; S., Suzuki; M., Terrani; P., Torre; S., Ventura; M., Verdecchia; C., Vignoli; G. F., Xu; H., Wang; J., Woo; C., Zhang; Q. J., Zhang; S. C., Zhen

Handle:

https://iris.unipv.it/handle/11571/223567

Published in:

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

Journal