Fast-neutron response of the novel scintillator caesium hafnium chloride

M. P. Taggart; J. Henderson; J. O'Neill; R. Hawrami; E. Ariesanti; A. Burger; P. J. Sellin

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2021.165224

Fast-neutron response of the novel scintillator caesium hafnium chloride

M. P. Taggart
, J. Henderson
, J. O'Neill
, R. Hawrami
, E. Ariesanti
, A. Burger
, P. J. Sellin^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper reports on the performance of the inorganic scintillator caesium hafnium chloride (CHC) under exposure to the mixed radiation field of an AmBe neutron source and coupled to a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM). The neutron response is determined using the pulse shape discrimination charge comparison technique which can clearly identify both the (n,α) and (c) reactions in the material. Figures of merit for the pulse shape discrimination are presented and the quenching of the different channels is assessed through comparison to Monte Carlo simulations.

Original language	English
Article number	165224
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1012
Early online date	13 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165224
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

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Keywords

Neutron detection
Silicon photomultiplier

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Instrumentation

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Taggart, M. P., Henderson, J., O'Neill, J., Hawrami, R., Ariesanti, E., Burger, A., & Sellin, P. J. (2021). Fast-neutron response of the novel scintillator caesium hafnium chloride. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1012, Article 165224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165224

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