Pulse shape discrimination of plastic scintillator EJ 299-33 with radioactive sources

The present study has been carried out in order to investigate about the possibility of using EJ 299-33 scintillator in a multi-detector array to detect neutrons along with light charged particles. In a reaction induced by stable and exotic heavy-ions beams, where copious production of neutrons and...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2018-05, Vol.889, p.83-88
Main Authors: Pagano, E.V., Chatterjee, M.B., De Filippo, E., Russotto, P., Auditore, L., Cardella, G., Geraci, E., Gnoffo, B., Guazzoni, C., Lanzalone, G., De Luca, S., Maiolino, C., Martorana, N.S., Pagano, A., Papa, M., Parsani, T., Pirrone, S., Politi, G., Porto, F., Quattrocchi, L., Rizzo, F., Trifirò, A., Trimarchi, M.
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Language:English
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Charged particles detection
Neutron and gamma detection
Plastic scintillator
Pulse shape discrimination
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Summary:The present study has been carried out in order to investigate about the possibility of using EJ 299-33 scintillator in a multi-detector array to detect neutrons along with light charged particles. In a reaction induced by stable and exotic heavy-ions beams, where copious production of neutrons and other light charged particles occurs, discrimination with low identification threshold of these particles are of great importance. In view of this, EJ 299-33 scintillator having dimension of 3 cm × 3 cm × 3 cm backed by a photomultiplier tube was tested and used under vacuum to detect neutrons, gamma-rays and alpha particles emitted by radioactive sources. Anode pulses from the photomultiplier tube were digitized through GET electronics, recorded and stored in a data acquisition system for the purpose of an off-line analysis. The measurements, under vacuum and low background conditions, show good pulse shape discrimination properties characterized by low identification threshold for neutrons, gamma-rays and alpha particles. The Figures of Merit for neutron-gamma and alpha particles-gamma discriminations have been evaluated together with the energy resolution for gamma-ray and alpha particles.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.010