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Accelerator measurement of NaI response to medium energy neutrons and application to a Satellite-Borne Spectrometer

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We report on the response of a prototype detector to medium energy neutrons. The neutrons were produced by n-p scattering of a neutron beam on a hydrogen target. The measurements provide unique data on the efficiency and response of large NaI scintillators to neutrons in the energy range 36–709 MeV. We apply the results to the high-energy mode of the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) on the Solar Maximum Mission satellite by estimating its efficiency for neutron detection. This estimate is compared to earlier Monte Carlo calculations of the GRS efficiency.

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  1. T. Shima

    Present address: Physics Department, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX, USA

  2. M. Beddo

    Present address: High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439, Argonne, IL, USA

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  1. Space Science Center and Physics Department, University of New Hampshire, 03824, Durham, NH, USA

    P. P. Dunphy, E. L. Chupp, M. Popecki & D. J. Forrest

  2. High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439, Argonne, IL, USA

    D. Lopiano, T. Shima & H. Spinka

  3. Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX, USA

    G. Glass

  4. New Mexico State University, 88003, Las Cruces, NM, USA

    G. Burleson & M. Beddo

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Dunphy, P.P., Chupp, E.L., Popecki, M. et al. Accelerator measurement of NaI response to medium energy neutrons and application to a Satellite-Borne Spectrometer. Exp Astron 2, 233–258 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420578

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