Comparison of several Li doped scintillators for measurement of neutron and γ radiation integral quantities

Appl Radiat Isot. 2022 Mar 12;184:110193. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110193. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFive types of scintillators for parallel detection of neutrons and γ were tested for their pulse shape discrimination ability. All detectors are based on 6Li (n,alpha)3H reaction. LiI, ZnS and polystyrene were used as scintillators. Tests were performed at different neutron and γ mixed fields (AmBe, Cf) using a small Hamamatsu photomultiplier and a Picoscope digitizer. A polystyrene-based ZnS + LiF detector was proven to be the most suitable for neutron-γ separation and similar sensitivity for both types of radiation to construct a single device to measure integral quantities neutrons and γ (fluence, ambient dose equivalent) in parallel. The ZnS + LiF detector based on plexiglass, is in principle useable also, but has low sensitivity to γ radiation. The tested Li glass or LiI crystal does not have the ability to separate neutron and γ. With amplitude discrimination it can be used as a neutron detector for a much simpler probe for a Bonner spectrometer.PMID:35313267 | DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110193

Source: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - March 21, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Milo š Tichý Ond řej Huml Source Type: research