Laser calibration system for time of flight scintillator arrays

A laser calibration system was developed for monitoring and calibrating time of flight (TOF) scintillating detector arrays. The system includes setups for both small- and large-scale scintillator arrays. Following test-bench characterization, the laser system was recently commissioned in experimenta...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 973; no. C; p. 164177
Main Authors Denniston, A., Segarra, E.P., Olivenboim, M., Nambrath, A., Schmidt, A., Beck, A., Cruz-Torres, R., Hauenstein, F., Hrnjic, A., Kutz, T., May-Tal Beck, S., Pybus, J.R., Toledo, P., Hen, O., Weinstein, L.B., Piasetzky, E., Korover, I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2020
Elsevier
Subjects
Calibration
Laser system
Neutron detector
Scintillator
TOF
Neutron detector
Laser system
Scintillator
TOF
Calibration
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Summary:A laser calibration system was developed for monitoring and calibrating time of flight (TOF) scintillating detector arrays. The system includes setups for both small- and large-scale scintillator arrays. Following test-bench characterization, the laser system was recently commissioned in experimental Hall B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for use on the new Backward Angle Neutron Detector (BAND) scintillator array. The system successfully provided time walk corrections, absolute time calibration, and TOF drift correction for the scintillators in BAND. This showcases the general applicability of the system for use on high-precision TOF detectors.
Bibliography:USDOE
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164177