Performances of a method of reconstructing the energy of neutrons detected by a double scattering spectrometer

Author

Agnello, M. ; Botta, E. ; Bressani, T. ; Calvo, D. ; Gianotti, P. ; Iazzi, F. ; Lamberti, C. ; Minetti, B. ; Balocco, E.

Author_Institution

INFN Sezione di Torino, Italy

Volume

39

Issue

5

fYear

1992

fDate

10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1270

Lastpage

1274

Abstract

A neutron spectrometer based on the double scattering technique has been designed and built at the Laboratorio Tecnologico of INFN-Turin (Italy) for cold fusion experiments. The operating principle for the reconstruction of the energy can be applied to various fields (neutron emission from sources, fission, and fusion). The principle is illustrated, together with the performance as estimated by a Monte Carlo simulation. The results of a test of the method performed with an Am-Be neutron source are reported. A resolution of less than 560 keV FWHM has been obtained for neutrons of 2.45 MeV, in a typical running configuration

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; electrochemistry; neutron detection and measurement; nuclear fusion; spectrometers; Am-Be neutron source; FWHM; Monte Carlo simulation; cold fusion experiments; double scattering spectrometer; fission; neutron emission; neutron spectrometer; running configuration; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Laboratories; Neutrons; Particle measurements; Particle scattering; Performance evaluation; Plastics; Spectroscopy; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.173189

Filename

173189