DESCANT and β-delayed neutron measurements at TRIUMF

Bildstein V.; Garrett P.E.; Ashley S.F.; Ball G.C.; Bianco L.; Bandyopadhyay D.; Bangay J.; Crider B.P.; Demand G.; Deng G.; Dillmann I.; Finlay A.; Garnsworthy A.B.; Hackman G.; Hadinia B.; Krücken R.; Leach K.G.; Martin J-P.; McEllistrem M.T.; Pearson C.J.; Peters E.E.; Prados-Estévez F.M.; Radich A.; Sarazin F.; Sumithrarachchi C.; Svensson C.E.; Vanhoy J.R.; Wong J.; Yates S.W.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/20159307005

EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2015)

DESCANT and β-delayed neutron measurements at TRIUMF

Bildstein V.,
Garrett P.E.,
Ashley S.F.,
Ball G.C.,
Bianco L.,
Bandyopadhyay D.,
Bangay J.,
Crider B.P.,
Demand G.,
Deng G.,
Dillmann I.,
Finlay A.,
Garnsworthy A.B.,
Hackman G.,
Hadinia B.,
Krücken R.,
Leach K.G.,
Martin J-P.,
McEllistrem M.T.,
Pearson C.J.,
Peters E.E.,
Prados-Estévez F.M.,
Radich A.,
Sarazin F.,
Sumithrarachchi C.,
Svensson C.E.,
Vanhoy J.R.,
Wong J.,
Yates S.W.

Affiliations

Bildstein V.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Garrett P.E.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Ashley S.F.
Ball G.C.: TRIUMF
Bianco L.
Bandyopadhyay D.
Bangay J.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Crider B.P.
Demand G.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Deng G.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Dillmann I.: TRIUMF
Finlay A.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Garnsworthy A.B.: TRIUMF
Hackman G.: TRIUMF
Hadinia B.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Krücken R.: TRIUMF
Leach K.G.
Martin J-P.: Dèpartement de physique, Universitè de Montrèal
McEllistrem M.T.: Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Pearson C.J.: TRIUMF
Peters E.E.: Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Prados-Estévez F.M.: Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Radich A.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Sarazin F.: Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines
Sumithrarachchi C.
Svensson C.E.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Vanhoy J.R.: Department of Physics, United States Naval Academy
Wong J.: Department of Physics, University of Guelph
Yates S.W.: Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159307005
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 93
p. 07005

Abstract

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The DESCANT array (Deuterated Scintillator Array for Neutron Tagging) consists of up to 70 detectors, each filled with approximately 2 liters of deuterated benzene. This scintillator material o_ers pulse-shape discrimination (PSD) capabilities to distinguish between neutrons and γ-rays interacting with the scintillator material. In addition, the anisotropic nature of n – d scattering allows for the determination of the neutron energy spectrum directly from the pulse height spectrum, complementing the traditional time-of-flight (ToF) information. DESCANT can be coupled either to the TIGRESS (TRIUMF-ISAC Gamma-Ray Escape Suppressed Spectrometer) γ-ray spectrometer [1] located in the ISAC-II [2] hall of TRIUMF for in-beam experiments, or to the GRIFFIN (Gamma-Ray Infrastructure For Fundamental Investigations of Nuclei) γ-ray spectrometer [3] located in the ISAC-I hall of TRIUMF for decay spectroscopy experiments.

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