Correction factors of detection efficiency of proton recoil fast neutron detectors calculated by the Monte Carlo method

Naoto Kobayashi*, Tamiyoshi Kinoshita, Taichi Michikawa

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Abstract

Monte Carlo calculations have been applied to the determination of correction factors for detection efficiencies of two sorts of fast neutron detectors - a cylindrical proportional counter and a recoil telescope. Correction factors for the sensitive volume of a cylindrical proportional counter have been deduced as a function of the distance between the source and the center of the counter by taking into account the nonparallel incidences of neutrons emerging from a point source in the energy range from En = 0.08 MeV to En = 1.20 MeV. Correction factors for the efficiency of a recoil telescope due to effects of nonparallel incidences of neutrons and multiple scatterings of recoil protons in the radiator have been calculated as a function of the distance between the source and the radiator for En = 2.5 MeV and En = 14.6 MeV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)164-170
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume242
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1985 Dec 15
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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