Comparison of two liquid scintillators used for neutron detection

Authors
Horvath, A Ieki, K Iwata, Y Kruse, JJ Seres, Z Wang, J Weiner, J Zecher, PD Galonsky, A
Citation
A. Horvath et al., Comparison of two liquid scintillators used for neutron detection, NUCL INST A, 440(1), 2000, pp. 241-244
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
440
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
241 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000121)440:1<241:COTLSU>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The pulse-shape discrimination capability and the scintillation efficiency of two liquid scintillators, BC519 and NE213 (BC501A) have been compared. P ulse-shape discrimination is not as good with BC519, but for large light pu lses it should be adequate in many applications and may be a useful alterna tive to NE213 because it has a higher ratio of H-to-C atoms. Within 5% the scintillation efficiencies are the same when the scintillators are excited by protons with energies up to 11 MeV. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All r ights reserved.