Complementary Neutron Efficiency Measurements using VANDLE
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Abstract
The Versatile Array of Neutron Detectors at Low Energy at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility at ORNL is nearly complete for use with a variety of neutron-detection senarios, including (d,n) reactions in inverse knimatics and beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy. The array is comprised of detector modules with two different sizes of scintillating plastic bars. The smaller modules are 60 cm long while the larger ones are 200 cm long. The efficiency of these modules has been measured by comparing to a calibrated $^{27}$Al(d,n) reaction performed at Ohio University, and by comparing to a measured $^{252}$Cf decay spectrum. Both results will be presented along with the characterization of the light response of elastically scattered low energy carbon recoils below 30 keVee.
*This work is supported in part by the US DOE and the NSF.