Comparison of an OGS/Polystyrene scintillator (BSO-406) with pure OGS (BSO-100), EJ-276, EJ-309, and M600 scintillators

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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170559

M. Grodzicka-Kobylka , T. Szczesniak , L. Adamowski , L. Swiderski , K. Brylew , A. Syntfeld-Każuch , W.K. Warburton , J.S. Carlson , J.J. Valiente-Dobón

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Abstract

The scintillation properties and pulse shape discrimination (PSD) performance of the new BSO-406 (40 % organic glass scintillator and 60 % polystyrene) were investigated. We tested a cylindrical sample with dimensions of 2 × 2 inches. The study includes measurements of neutron-gamma discrimination capability, emission spectra, photoelectron yield, and the analysis of light pulse shapes originating from events related to gamma-rays and fast neutrons. The results were compared to data previously recorded using a pure Organic Glass Scintillator (BSO-100), an EJ-309 liquid scintillator, and EJ-276 and M600 polyurethane-based plastic scintillators. The results show that while BSO-406 has a 40 % lower light output compared to pure OGS, it remains comparable to EJ-309, with approximately 13 000 ph/MeV. Its PSD performance, although slightly lower than that of OGS, is the best among plastic scintillators.

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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 物理-光谱学

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3.20

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21.40%

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787

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1 months

期刊介绍： Section A of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research publishes papers on design, manufacturing and performance of scientific instruments with an emphasis on large scale facilities. This includes the development of particle accelerators, ion sources, beam transport systems and target arrangements as well as the use of secondary phenomena such as synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers. It also includes all types of instrumentation for the detection and spectrometry of radiations from high energy processes and nuclear decays, as well as instrumentation for experiments at nuclear reactors. Specialized electronics for nuclear and other types of spectrometry as well as computerization of measurements and control systems in this area also find their place in the A section. Theoretical as well as experimental papers are accepted.