Journal of Nuclear Energy Science & Power Generation TechnologyISSN: 2325-9809

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Research Article, J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol Vol: 2 Issue: 3

Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector

Can Liao and Haori Yang*
Utah Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Corresponding author : Haori Yang
2034 MCE, 110 Central Campus Drive, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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E-mail: haori.yang@utah.edu
Received: April 03, 2013 Accepted: July 29, 2013 Published: August 15, 2013
Citation: Liao C, Yang H (2013) Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9809.1000113

Abstract

Neutron Energy Spectrum Correction Based on Capture Time in a Boron-Loaded Liquid Scintillation Detector

In current practice of the capture-gated technique, it is always assumed that neutron capture occurs only after the incoming neutron loses all of its kinetic energy. In this work, it is shown that this assumption may cause degradation of energy resolution in neutron spectrometry. The relation between degradation of energy resolution and the capture time is studied. A correction method based on this relation is proposed and demonstrated using Geant4 simulation toolkit.

Keywords: Neutron Spectrum correction; Capture-gated; Boron-loaded; Liquid scintillation detector

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