Neutron-gamma pulse shape discrimination using organic scintillators with silicon photomultiplier readout

RM Preston, JE Eberhardt… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neutron/Gamma pulse shape discrimination (PSD) was measured using stilbene and EJ-
299-34 plastic scintillators with readout by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). The SiPM pulses …

Pulse shape discrimination performance of stilbene coupled to low-noise silicon photomultipliers

ML Ruch, M Flaska, SA Pozzi - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) techniques can be used to discern between neutron and
gamma-ray interactions in certain organic scintillators. Traditionally, photomultiplier tubes …

Neutron/γ-ray digital pulse shape discrimination with organic scintillators

Y Kaschuck, B Esposito - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2005 - Elsevier
Neutrons and γ-rays produce light pulses with different shapes when interacting with organic
scintillators. This property is commonly used to distinguish between neutrons (n) and γ-rays …

Study of sampling rate influence on neutron–gamma discrimination with stilbene coupled to a silicon photomultiplier

J Zhang, ME Moore, Z Wang, Z Rong, C Yang… - Applied Radiation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Choosing a digitizer with an appropriate sampling rate is often a trade-off between
performance and economy. The influence of sampling rates on the neutron-gamma Pulse …

Characterization of stilbene and EJ-276 scintillators coupled with a large area SiPM array for a fast neutron dose rate detector

F Ferrulli, N Dinar, LG Manzano, M Labalme… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A 1-inch stilbene and EJ-276 (plastic) organic scintillators were characterized in view of their
use in a portable survey meter for fast neutron detection and dose rate measurements in …

Generalized method for the optimization of pulse shape discrimination parameters

J Zhou, A Abdulaziz, Y Altmann, A Di Fulvio - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic scintillators exhibit fast timing, high detection efficiency for fast neutrons and pulse
shape discrimination (PSD) capability. PSD is essential in mixed radiation fields, where …

Influence of sampling properties of fast-waveform digitizers on neutron− gamma-ray, pulse-shape discrimination for organic scintillation detectors

M Flaska, M Faisal, DD Wentzloff, SA Pozzi - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2013 - Elsevier
One of the most important questions to be answered with regard to digital pulse-shape
discrimination (PSD) systems based on organic scintillators is: What sampling properties are …

Digital n-γ pulse shape discrimination in organic scintillators with a high-speed digitizer

C Kim, JY Yeom, G Kim - Journal of Radiation Protection and …, 2019 - koreascience.kr
Background: As neutron fields are always accompanied by gamma rays, it is essential to
distinguish neutrons from gamma rays in the detection of neutrons. Neutrons and gamma …

Pulse shape discrimination based on fast signals from silicon photomultipliers

J Yu, Z Wei, M Fang, Z Zhang, C Cheng, Y Wang… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent developments in organic plastic scintillators capable of pulse shape discrimination
(PSD) enable a breakthrough in discrimination between neutrons and gammas. Plastic …

Comparison of analog and digital pulse-shape-discrimination systems

CS Sosa, M Flaska, SA Pozzi - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pulse shape discrimination (PSD) performance of two optimized PSD systems (one digital
and one analog) is compared in this work. One system uses digital charge integration, while …