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Characterization of the hybrid neutron detector

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We report the performance and characterization of a custom-built hybrid neutron detector (HND). The HND consists of BC501A liquid and BC702 phosphor powder scintillation neutron detectors, which is sensitive for the fast and thermal neutrons, respectively. Software analysis packages are developed to derive the energy spectra and compare with measured ones. Position variation of the Compton edge, the maximum probability and the location of the half-maximum intensity for the different γ-peaks of various sources (i.e., 22Na, 60Co, 137Cs) used in this study is presented.

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The results presented in this article are from the efforts of the TEXONO Collaboration consisting of groups from Taiwan, China, India and Turkey. The authors are grateful to the contributions from all collaborators. Author MKS thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India, for the funding through UGC D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship (DSKPDF) scheme (No. F.4-2/2006(BSR)/PH/15-16/0098). Author VS is thankful to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, for financial support.

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  1. Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

    M. K. Singh, V. Singh & V. S. Subrahmanyam

  2. Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan

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Singh, M.K., Singh, V., Subrahmanyam, V.S. et al. Characterization of the hybrid neutron detector. Indian J Phys 93, 235–242 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-018-1277-2

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