Reaction d + ^sup 2^H [rarr] ^sup 3^He + n as a source of quasi-monoenergetic neutrons for studying the properties of neutron detectors

The responses of two liquid scintillators to neutron irradiation are investigated. Monoenergetic neutrons are obtained in the reaction d + 2H [rarr] 3He + n in different configurations of a coincidence experiment involving the detection of both neutrons and the 3He nucleus. In the experiment, the 15...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2016-03, Vol.80 (3), p.232
Main Authors: Zuyev, S V, Kasparov, A A, Konobeevski, E S, Lebedev, V M, Mordovskoy, M V, Spassky, A V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Detectors
Deuteration
Deuterons
Ion beams
Neutron counters
Neutron irradiation
Neutrons
Nuclear physics
Nuclei (nuclear physics)
Polyethylenes
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Summary:The responses of two liquid scintillators to neutron irradiation are investigated. Monoenergetic neutrons are obtained in the reaction d + 2H [rarr] 3He + n in different configurations of a coincidence experiment involving the detection of both neutrons and the 3He nucleus. In the experiment, the 15 MeV deuteron beam from the U-120 accelerator at the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, hits a target of deuterated polyethylene, and the secondary neutrons obtained in the reaction irradiate the EJ-301 and EJ-315 liquid scintillators under study.
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S1062873816030369