학술논문
miniBELEN: A modular neutron counter for (𝜶, 𝒏) reactions
Document Type
article
Author
Mont-Geli N.; Tarifeño-Saldivia A.; Fraile L.M.; Viñals S.; Perea A.; Pallàs M.; Cortés G.; Nácher E.; Tain J.L.; Alcayne V.; Algora A.; Balibrea-Correa J.; Benito J.; Borge M.J.G.; Briz J.A.; Calviño F.; Cano-Ott D.; De Blas A.; Domingo-Pardo C.; Fernández B.; Garcia R.; García G.; Gómez-Camacho J.; González-Romero E.M.; Guerrero C.; Lerendegui-Marco J.; Llanos M.; Martínez T.; Mendoza E.; Murias J.R.; Orrigo S.E.A.; Pérez de Rada A.; Pesudo V.; Plaza J.; Quesada J.M.; Sánchez A.; Sánchez-Tembleque V.; Santorelli R.; Tengblad O.; Udías J.M.; Villamarín D.
Source
EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 284, p 06004 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2100-014X
Abstract
miniBELEN is a modular and transportable neutron moderated counter with a nearly flat neutron detection efficiency up to 10 MeV. Modularity implies that the moderator can be reassembled in different ways in order to obtain different types of response. The detector has been developed in the context of the Measurement of Alpha Neutron Yields (MANY) collaboration, which is a scientific effort aiming to carry out measurements of (𝛼, 𝑛) production yields, reaction cross-sections and neutron energy spectra. In this work we present and discuss several configurations of the miniBELEN detector. The experimental validation of the efficiency calculations using 252Cf sources and the measurement of the 27Al(𝛼, 𝑛) 30P reaction is also presented.