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Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to focused proton and deuteron beams

Rofors, E. LU ; Pallon, J. LU ; Al Jebali, R. ; Annand, J. R.M. LU ; Boyd, L. ; Christensen, M. J. LU ; Clemens, U. ; Desert, S. ; Elfman, M. LU and Engels, R. , et al. (2020) In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 984.
Abstract

The response of a position-sensitive Li-glass based scintillation detector being developed for thermal-neutron detection with 6 mm position resolution has been investigated using focused beams of 2.5MeV protons and deuterons. The beams were scanned across the detector in 0.5 mm horizontal and vertical steps perpendicular to the beams. Scintillation light was registered using an 8 × 8 pixel multi-anode photomultiplier tube. The signal amplitudes were recorded for each pixel on an event-by-event basis. Several pixels generally registered considerable signals at each beam location. To optimize planned detector operation at the European Spallation Source, the number of pixels above set thresholds was investigated, with the maximization of... (More)

The response of a position-sensitive Li-glass based scintillation detector being developed for thermal-neutron detection with 6 mm position resolution has been investigated using focused beams of 2.5MeV protons and deuterons. The beams were scanned across the detector in 0.5 mm horizontal and vertical steps perpendicular to the beams. Scintillation light was registered using an 8 × 8 pixel multi-anode photomultiplier tube. The signal amplitudes were recorded for each pixel on an event-by-event basis. Several pixels generally registered considerable signals at each beam location. To optimize planned detector operation at the European Spallation Source, the number of pixels above set thresholds was investigated, with the maximization of the single-hit efficiency over the largest possible area as the primary goal. For both beams, at a threshold of ∼50% of the mean of the full-deposition peak, ∼80% of the events were registered in a single pixel, resulting in an effective position resolution of ∼5 mm in X and Y. Lower thresholds resulted in higher pixel multiplicities. These events could also be localized with the same effective position resolution.

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Deuterons, GS20 scintillator, H12700A multi-anode photomultiplier, Li-glass, Position-dependent response, Protons, SoNDe thermal-neutron detector
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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984
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164604
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Elsevier
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0168-9002
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10.1016/j.nima.2020.164604
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>The response of a position-sensitive Li-glass based scintillation detector being developed for thermal-neutron detection with 6 mm position resolution has been investigated using focused beams of 2.5MeV protons and deuterons. The beams were scanned across the detector in 0.5 mm horizontal and vertical steps perpendicular to the beams. Scintillation light was registered using an 8 × 8 pixel multi-anode photomultiplier tube. The signal amplitudes were recorded for each pixel on an event-by-event basis. Several pixels generally registered considerable signals at each beam location. To optimize planned detector operation at the European Spallation Source, the number of pixels above set thresholds was investigated, with the maximization of the single-hit efficiency over the largest possible area as the primary goal. For both beams, at a threshold of ∼50% of the mean of the full-deposition peak, ∼80% of the events were registered in a single pixel, resulting in an effective position resolution of ∼5 mm in X and Y. Lower thresholds resulted in higher pixel multiplicities. These events could also be localized with the same effective position resolution.</p>}},
  author       = {{Rofors, E. and Pallon, J. and Al Jebali, R. and Annand, J. R.M. and Boyd, L. and Christensen, M. J. and Clemens, U. and Desert, S. and Elfman, M. and Engels, R. and Fissum, K. G. and Frielinghaus, H. and Frost, R. and Gardner, S. and Gheorghe, C. and Hall-Wilton, R. and Jaksch, S. and Kanaki, K. and Kemmerling, G. and Kristiansson, P. and Livingston, K. and Maulerova, V. and Mauritzson, N. and Montgomery, R. and Perrey, H. and Richter, T. and Scherzinger, J. and Seitz, B. and Shetty, M.}},
  issn         = {{0168-9002}},
  keywords     = {{Deuterons; GS20 scintillator; H12700A multi-anode photomultiplier; Li-glass; Position-dependent response; Protons; SoNDe thermal-neutron detector}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}},
  title        = {{Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to focused proton and deuteron beams}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164604}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.nima.2020.164604}},
  volume       = {{984}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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