Measurement of TOF of fast neutrons with U-238 target

We developed a Dual-PPACs detector for fast neutron measurements that consists of two sets of PPAC: conventional PPAC and fission PPAC. A(238)U(U3O8) coating is placed in the fission PPAC's anode, which is used as the neutrons conversion layer. An experiment was performed to measure neutron tim...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nuclear engineering and technology 2021-06, Vol.53 (6), p.1964-1969
Hauptverfasser: Li, Meng, Guan, Yuanfan, Lu, Chengui, Zhang, Junwei, Yuan, Xiaohua, Duan, Limin, Yang, Herun, Hu, Rongjiang, He, Zhiyong, Wei, Xianglun, Ma, Peng, Gan, Zaiguo, Yang, Chunli, Zhang, Hongbin, Chen, Liang, Qiu, Tianli, Hou, Yikai
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Zusammenfassung:We developed a Dual-PPACs detector for fast neutron measurements that consists of two sets of PPAC: conventional PPAC and fission PPAC. A(238)U(U3O8) coating is placed in the fission PPAC's anode, which is used as the neutrons conversion layer. An experiment was performed to measure neutron time-of-flight (TOF) in which Cf-252 spontaneous fission source was used. An excellent time resolution of 164ps has been observed at 6 mbar in isobutene gas. With the excellent time resolution of Dual-PPACs detector, exact neutron energy can be extracted from the timing measurement. The experimental detection efficiency was 1.9 x 10(-7), consistent with the efficiency of 2.5 x 10(-7) given by a Geant4 simulation. Ultimately, the results show that the Dual-PPACs detector is a suitable candidate for measuring fast neutrons in the future CiADS system. (C) 2020 Korean Nuclear Society, Published by Elsevier Korea LLC.
ISSN:1738-5733
DOI:10.1016/j.net.2020.12.003