Calibration and adjustment of a compact gamma detector for Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis on the INES beam line

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Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA). NRCA is a valid and effective experimental tool for the elemental analysis of objects (e.g. the metallic ones), especially those of archaeological interest. NRCA measurements on a standard Cu/Sb sample also with gold contamination (50 ppm in weight) were performed on INES, using a YAP scintillator crystal coupled to a silicon photomultiplier readout. The results obtained showed that NRCA on INES is feasible and reliable, that isotopic recognition is obtainable with a very good signal to background ratio. By these measurements was also possible to provide a lower limit in the sensitivity of the instrument to elements in traces within metallic objects. To be used in the user program of the instrument the YAP-SiPM device must be calibrated and adjusted. We propose claibration and adjustment measurements on INES with the definitive detector.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24079640
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24079640
Provenance
Creator Dr Antonino Pietropaolo; Dr Francesco Grazzi; Miss Elisa Barzagli
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2013
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2010-07-13T09:24:23Z
Temporal Coverage End 2010-07-20T08:57:45Z