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High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range

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Tornow, W; Esterline, JH; Leckey, CA; Weisel, GJ
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
August 11, 2011

We report on features of high-pressure 3HeXe gas scintillators which have not been sufficiently addressed in the past. Such gas scintillators can be used not only for the efficient detection of low-energy neutrons but at the same time for the detection and identification of γrays as well. Furthermore, 3HeXe gas scintillators are also very convenient detectors for fast neutrons in the 110 MeV energy range and for high-energy γrays in the 715 MeV energy range. Due to their linear pulse-height response and self calibration via the 3He(n,p)3H reaction, neutron and γray energies can easily be determined in this high-energy regime. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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0168-9002

Publication Date

August 11, 2011

Volume

647

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1

Start / End Page

86 / 93

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Tornow, W., Esterline, J. H., Leckey, C. A., & Weisel, G. J. (2011). High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 647(1), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022
Tornow, W., J. H. Esterline, C. A. Leckey, and G. J. Weisel. “High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 647, no. 1 (August 11, 2011): 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022.
Tornow W, Esterline JH, Leckey CA, Weisel GJ. High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011 Aug 11;647(1):86–93.
Tornow, W., et al. “High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 647, no. 1, Aug. 2011, pp. 86–93. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.022.
Tornow W, Esterline JH, Leckey CA, Weisel GJ. High-pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011 Aug 11;647(1):86–93.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

August 11, 2011

Volume

647

Issue

1

Start / End Page

86 / 93

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences