Plastic fiber scintillator response to fast neutrons

The Neutron Imaging System at NIF uses an array of plastic scintillator fibers in conjunction with a time-gated imaging system to form an image of the neutron emission from the imploded capsule. By gating on neutrons that have scattered from the 14.1 MeV DT energy to lower energy ranges, an image of...

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Published inReview of scientific instruments Vol. 85; no. 11; p. 11E607
Main Authors Danly, C R, Sjue, S, Wilde, C H, Merrill, F E, Haight, R C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2014
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Summary:The Neutron Imaging System at NIF uses an array of plastic scintillator fibers in conjunction with a time-gated imaging system to form an image of the neutron emission from the imploded capsule. By gating on neutrons that have scattered from the 14.1 MeV DT energy to lower energy ranges, an image of the dense, cold fuel around the hotspot is also obtained. An unmoderated spallation neutron beamline at the Weapons Neutron Research facility at Los Alamos was used in conjunction with a time-gated imaging system to measure the yield of a scintillating fiber array over several energy bands ranging from 1 to 15 MeV. The results and comparison to simulation are presented.
ISSN:1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4891160