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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Johnson, James T.
• Thompson, Scott J.
• Watson, Scott M.
• Chichester, David L.

Titel

Optimization of a fast neutron scintillator for real-time pulse shape discrimination in the transient reactor test facility (TREAT) hodoscope

Ist Teil von

• 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD), 2016, p.1-4

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library Online

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We present a multi-channel, fast-neutron/photon detection system that uses ZnS(Ag) scintillator detectors. The system employs field-programmable gate arrays to pulse-shape analysis for real-time all-digital neutron/photon differentiation, producing particle-dependent pulse height and temporal distributions while allowing count rates in excess of 1,000,000 events per second per channel. The system size is scalable in blocks of 16 channels.