Monte Carlo simulation of a single detector unit for the neutron detector array NEDA

Authors :: Jaworski, G.
Palacz, M.
Nyberg, Johan
Angelis, G. de
France, G. de
Nitto, A. Di
Egea, J.
Erduran, M. N.
Ertürk, S.
Farnea, E.
Gadea, A.
González, V.
Gottardo, A.
Hüyük, T.
Kownacki, J.
Pipidis, A.
Roeder, B.
Söderström, Pär-Anders
Sanchis, E.
Tarnowski, R.
Triossi, A.
Wadsworth, R.
Dobon, J.J. Valiente
Jaworski, G.
Palacz, M.
Nyberg, Johan
Angelis, G. de
France, G. de
Nitto, A. Di
Egea, J.
Erduran, M. N.
Ertürk, S.
Farnea, E.
Gadea, A.
González, V.
Gottardo, A.
Hüyük, T.
Kownacki, J.
Pipidis, A.
Roeder, B.
Söderström, Pär-Anders
Sanchis, E.
Tarnowski, R.
Triossi, A.
Wadsworth, R.
Dobon, J.J. Valiente
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: A study of the dimensions and performance of a single detector of the future neutron detector array NEDA was performed by means of Monte Carlo simulations, using GEANT4. Two different liquid scintillators were evaluated: the hydrogen based BC501A and the deuterated BC537. The efficiency and the probability that one neutron will trigger a signal in more than one detector were investigated as a function of the detector size. The simulations were validated comparing the results to experimental measurements performed with two existing neutron detectors, with different geometries, based on the liquid scintillator BC501

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