The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV

dc.contributor.advisorBrooks, Frank
dc.contributor.authorBuffler, A
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T10:00:40Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T10:00:40Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.date.updated2023-09-21T08:53:55Z
dc.description.abstractThe response of a 5 cm (diameter) by 5 cm cylindrical NE213 liquid scintillator to neutrons has been measured as a function of neutron energy in the range 15-63 Me V, using time-of-flight to select neutron energy. The response function at each neutron energy was separated into components associated with the emission of different charged particles, identified by pulse ยท shape dissimilation to be protons, deuterons, and alphas, respectively. The response (light output) of NE213 to protons, deuterons and alphas was measured as a function of energy. Furthermore, total cross sections for neutron-induced proton, deuteron, and alpha production from 12C were determined from the charged particle yields. The simultaneous presence of n-p elastic scattering in the scintillator provided a reference for establishing an absolute cross section scale for the measurements. The results give information about reaction mechanisms and provide an improved basis for determining the neutron detection efficiency of the scintillator as a function of energy over this range.
dc.identifier.apacitationBuffler, A. (1991). <i>The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBuffler, A. <i>"The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBuffler, A. 1991. The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Buffler, A AB - The response of a 5 cm (diameter) by 5 cm cylindrical NE213 liquid scintillator to neutrons has been measured as a function of neutron energy in the range 15-63 Me V, using time-of-flight to select neutron energy. The response function at each neutron energy was separated into components associated with the emission of different charged particles, identified by pulse ยท shape dissimilation to be protons, deuterons, and alphas, respectively. The response (light output) of NE213 to protons, deuterons and alphas was measured as a function of energy. Furthermore, total cross sections for neutron-induced proton, deuteron, and alpha production from 12C were determined from the charged particle yields. The simultaneous presence of n-p elastic scattering in the scintillator provided a reference for establishing an absolute cross section scale for the measurements. The results give information about reaction mechanisms and provide an improved basis for determining the neutron detection efficiency of the scintillator as a function of energy over this range. DA - 1991 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Organic Scintillators LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1991 T1 - The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV TI - The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBuffler A. The response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV. []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 1991 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38810en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.subjectOrganic Scintillators
dc.titleThe response of organic scintillators to neutrons of energy 14-63 MeV
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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