Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator

H. Tanaka; S. Kurosawa; A. Yamaji; S. Yamato; R. Hanayama; A. Sunahara; T. Asahina; H. Nagatomo; K. Mima; Y. Kato

doi:10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059945

Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator

H. Tanaka, S. Kurosawa, A. Yamaji, S. Yamato, R. Hanayama, A. Sunahara, T. Asahina, H. Nagatomo, K. Mima, Y. Kato

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Abstract

Laser-driven neutron source is possible to obtain data with higher energy resolution than accelerator based neutron source. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the neutron pulse width for the energy spectrum emitted by the reaction between charged particles experimentally obtained by LFEX laser and a beryllium neutron production target. Monte Carlo simulation code of PHITS 3.02 was used for neutron pulse width evaluation.Furthermore, we investigate the candidate of scintillator for the detection of neutrons in laser-driven neutron source. It was confirmed that the neutron pulse width of a laser-driven neutron source was shorter than that of the accelerator based neutron source in the keV to MeV region. We also experimentally confirmed that organic scintillator such as p-terphenyl was the candidate for the detection of keV to MeV energy region neutron because of high light output and fast decay.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728141640
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059945
Publication status	Published - 2019 Oct
Event	2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 2019 Oct 26 → 2019 Nov 2

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Name	2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019

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Conference	2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Manchester
Period	19/10/26 → 19/11/2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Signal Processing
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Tanaka, H., Kurosawa, S., Yamaji, A., Yamato, S., Hanayama, R., Sunahara, A., Asahina, T., Nagatomo, H., Mima, K., & Kato, Y. (2019). Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator. In 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019 [9059945] (2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059945

Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator. / Tanaka, H.; Kurosawa, S.; Yamaji, A.; Yamato, S.; Hanayama, R.; Sunahara, A.; Asahina, T.; Nagatomo, H.; Mima, K.; Kato, Y.

2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9059945 (2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019).

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Tanaka, H, Kurosawa, S , Yamaji, A, Yamato, S, Hanayama, R, Sunahara, A, Asahina, T, Nagatomo, H, Mima, K & Kato, Y 2019, Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator. in 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019., 9059945, 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019, Manchester, United Kingdom, 19/10/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059945

Tanaka H, Kurosawa S , Yamaji A, Yamato S, Hanayama R, Sunahara A et al. Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator. In 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 9059945. (2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059945

Tanaka, H. ; Kurosawa, S. ; Yamaji, A. ; Yamato, S. ; Hanayama, R. ; Sunahara, A. ; Asahina, T. ; Nagatomo, H. ; Mima, K. ; Kato, Y. / Evaluation of neutron pulse width in laser-driven neutron source using organic scintillator. 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2019).

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