Measured neutron light-output response for trans-stilbene and small-molecule organic glass scintillators

TH Shin, PL Feng, JS Carlson, SD Clarke… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The neutron light-output response from quasi-monoenergetic neutrons was measured for a
Ø5. 08× 5.08 cm trans-stilbene and a Ø5. 08× 5.08 cm small-molecule organic glass …

Information barrier experimental: Toward a trusted and open-source computing platform for nuclear warhead verification

M Kütt, M Göttsche, A Glaser - Measurement, 2018 - Elsevier
Trusted measurement systems are critical for the verification of future arms-control treaties
that involve confirming the authenticity of nuclear warheads on the basis of their radiation …

Improved neutron–gammadiscrimination at low-light output events using conical trans-stilbene

CS Sosa, SJ Thompson, DL Chichester… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Scintillator geometry affects light-collection efficiency (LCE) and, as a consequence, detector-
performance metrics that depend on LCE, such as particle-type identification. This work …

Energy resolution experiments of conical organic scintillators and a comparison with Geant4 simulations

CS Sosa, SJ Thompson, DL Chichester… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2018 - Elsevier
An increase in light-collection efficiency (LCE) improves the energy resolution of scintillator-
based detection systems. An improvement in energy resolution can benefit detector …

Development and application of a Monte Carlo virtual detector—A novel nuclear pulse signal generator

L Sangang, C Yi, Y Li, W Lei, L Mingzhe - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The generation of real nuclear pulse signals need a detector and a radiation source. In order
to replace some expensive detectors or harmful radiation sources, and precisely evaluate a …

[HTML][HTML] Pedagogical radiation detector simulator with radioactive sources embedded in an ARM Cortex-M7 MCU

Á García-Durán, A Baltazar-Raigosa… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
There are occasions such as laboratory practices, educational explanations or calibrations
where the use of radioactive sources may be exempted, by replacing them with nuclear …

The physical mechanisms of neutron detection

A Pietropaolo - Contemporary Physics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Neutrons do not directly ionise the medium they pass through, unlike charged particles.
Neutron detection is then based on nuclear reactions in which the neutron is typically lost …

Non-negative sparse deconvolution method for PMT signals in radiation detectors

TM Quirino, LM de Andrade Filho - … Methods in Physics Research Section A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The electrical signals generated by radiation detectors are often subject to undesired effects
that can affect the energy resolution of the detector. These effects may be caused by the …

Performance comparison between signal digitizers and low-cost digital oscilloscopes: spectroscopic, pulse shape discrimination and timing capabilities for nuclear …

CL Fontana, N Tuccori, FE Pino… - Journal of …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Signal digitizers revolutionized the approach to the electronics readout of radiation detectors
in Nuclear Physics. These highly specialized pieces of equipment are designed to acquire …

Pile-up Correction for Inelastic Gamma-Ray Detection in Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis

J Bae, C Graham, S Clarke, S Pozzi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neutron active interrogation is a method that can be used to detect the smuggling of illicit
materials, such as explosives, drugs, and special nuclear material. A pulsed fast neutron …