Scintillating fiber optic neutron detector using an intensified high-speed CCD camera system

Daniel T. Holslin; David Shreve; Scott T. Smith; William K. Hagan

doi:10.1117/12.161922

22 October 1993 Scintillating fiber optic neutron detector using an intensified high-speed CCD camera system

Daniel T. Holslin, David Shreve, Scott T. Smith, William K. Hagan

Proceedings Volume 2007, Scintillating Fiber Technology and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.161922
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A scaled version of a scintillating fiber detector using a high-speed CCD camera has been constructed in a feasibility study at SAIC-San Diego for characterization of its response to fast neutrons and to high energy gamma-rays. The detector concept relies on the combination of long, thin plastic fibers and the kinematics of the neutron-proton reaction to provide an effective means to discriminate against background (non-target) neutrons entering at directions non-parallel to the fiber axis. In the present study, the detector was modified to accept a commercially available high-speed CCD camera capable of frame rates up to 850 Hz. We describe here measurements for determining the neutron detection efficiency, directionality, and gamma-ray sensitivity and discuss improvements which were made to enhance the fiber bundle performance.

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Daniel T. Holslin, David Shreve, Scott T. Smith, and William K. Hagan "Scintillating fiber optic neutron detector using an intensified high-speed CCD camera system", Proc. SPIE 2007, Scintillating Fiber Technology and Applications, (22 October 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.161922

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