A Bonner Sphere Spectrometer with extended response matrix

This paper describes the design, calibration and applications at high-energy accelerators of an extended-range Bonner Sphere neutron Spectrometer (BSS). The BSS was designed by the FLUKA Monte Carlo code, investigating several combinations of materials and diameters of the moderators for the high-en...

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Autores principales: Silari, M, Mitaroff, A, Dimovasili, E, Birattari, C
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2010
Materias:
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.033
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1359321
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Sumario:This paper describes the design, calibration and applications at high-energy accelerators of an extended-range Bonner Sphere neutron Spectrometer (BSS). The BSS was designed by the FLUKA Monte Carlo code, investigating several combinations of materials and diameters of the moderators for the high-energy channels. The system was calibrated at PTB in Braunschweig, Germany, using monoenergetic neutron beams in the energy range 144 keV-19 MeV. It was subsequently tested with Am-Be source neutrons and in the simulated workplace neutron field at CERF (the CERN-EU high-energy reference field facility). Since 2002, it has been employed for neutron spectral measurements around CERN accelerators. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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