arXiv · 2411.18969
Towards a new generation of solid total-energy detectors for neutron-capture time-of-flight experiments with intense neutron beams
Abstract
Challenging neutron-capture cross-section measurements of small cross sections and samples with a very limited number of atoms require high-flux time-of-flight facilities. In turn, such facilities need innovative detection setups that are fast, have low sensitivity to neutrons, can quickly recover from the so-called $γ$-flash, and offer the highest possible detection sensitivity. In this paper, we present several steps toward such advanced systems. Specifically, we describe the performance of a high-sensitivity experimental setup at CERN n\_TOF EAR2. It consists of nine sTED detector modules in a compact cylindrical configuration, two conventional used large-volume C$_{6}$D$_{6}$ detectors, and one LaCl$_{3}$(Ce) detector. The performance of these detection systems is compared using $^{93}$Nb($n$,$γ$) data. We also developed a detailed \textsc{Geant4} Monte Carlo model of the experimental EAR2 setup, which allows for a better understanding of the detector features, including their efficiency determination. This Monte Carlo model has been used for further optimization, thus leading to a new conceptual design of a $γ$ detector array, STAR, based on a deuterated-stilbene crystal array. Finally, the suitability of deuterated-stilbene crystals for the future STAR array is investigaged experimentally utilizing a small stilbene-d12 prototype. The results suggest a similar or superior performance of STAR with respect to other setups based on liquid-scintillators, and allow for additional features such as neutron-gamma discrimination and a higher level of customization capability.
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J. Balibrea-Correa, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, C. Domingo-Pardo, I. Ladarescu, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, G. de la Fuente-Rosales, B. Gameiro, N. Zaitseva, V. Alcayne, D. Cano-Ott, E. González-Romero, T. Martínez, E. Mendoza, A. Pérez de Rada, J. Plaza del Olmo, A. Sánchez-Caballero, A. Casanovas, F. Calviño, S. Valenta, O. Aberle, S. Altieri, S. Amaducci, J. Andrzejewski, M. Bacak, C. Beltrami, S. Bennett, A. P. Bernardes, E. Berthoumieux, R. Beyer, M. Boromiza, D. Bosnar, M. Caamaño, M. Calviani, D. M. Castelluccio, F. Cerutti, G. Cescutti, S. Chasapoglou, E. Chiaveri, P. Colombetti, N. Colonna, P. Console Camprini, G. Cortés, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, L. Cosentino, S. Cristallo, S. Dellmann, M. Di Castro, S. Di Maria, M. Diakaki, M. Dietz, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, Z. Eleme, S. Fargier, B. Fernández, B. Fernández-Domínguez, P. Finocchiaro, S. Fiore, V. Furman, F. García-Infantes, A. Gawlik-Ramikega, G. Gervino, S. Gilardoni, C. Guerrero, F. Gunsing, C. Gustavino, J. Heyse, W. Hillman, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, A. Junghans, Y. Kadi, K. Kaperoni, G. Kaur, A. Kimura, I. Knapová, M. Kokkoris, Y. Kopatch, M. Krtìvcka, N. Kyritsis, C. Lederer-Woods, G. Lerner, A. Manna, A. Masi, C. Massimi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, A. Mengoni, V. Michalopoulou, P. M. Milazzo, R. Mucciola, F. Murtas, E. Musacchio-Gonzalez, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, P. Pérez-Maroto. 2024-11-28. Towards a new generation of solid total-energy detectors for neutron-capture time-of-flight experiments with intense neutron beams. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18969
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