Title
A Computational Evaluation Of Neutron Capture Efficiency In Plastic Scintillators
Abstract
A Monte Carlo study using GEANT4 was performed on the neutron capture efficiency rates achieved by Gd-loaded plastic scintillators. A "deposition efficiency" parameter was defined as the percentage of incident neutrons which were captured in the Gd-loaded scintillator, and whose emitted gammas deposited energy above a certain threshold in a larger layer of plastic scintillator. Deposition efficiency curves were collected for varying thresholds and Gd concentrations, and the results are discussed here.
Funding information
This research was supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Suggested Citation
Schmitz, Ryan; Poehlmann, David-Michael; Rogers, Hannah; Barker, D'Ann; Cushman, Priscilla.
(2016).
A Computational Evaluation Of Neutron Capture Efficiency In Plastic Scintillators.
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