Investigating Neutron Scattering in a Spherical Proportional Counter: A Tabletop Experiment
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| author | Panchal, N. Balogh, L. Caron, J. -F. Giroux, G. Gros, P. |
| author_facet | Panchal, N. Balogh, L. Caron, J. -F. Giroux, G. Gros, P. |
| contents | In this paper, we report on a tabletop experiment studying neutron scattering in a Spherical Proportional Counter using an Am-Be source. Systematic studies were carried out to investigate the effect of gas mixture, pressure, operating voltage, and sphere size on the drift time-rise time relationship of the signal in a spherical proportional counter. Our experimental results showed good agreement with MagBoltz simulations. These findings are a crucial step towards measuring the quenching factor in gases using a neutron beam for the New Experiments With Spheres-Gas (NEWS-G) experiment and has important implications for the development of neutron detection techniques and their potential applications in nuclear and particle physics. |
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| spellingShingle | Investigating Neutron Scattering in a Spherical Proportional Counter: A Tabletop Experiment Panchal, N. Balogh, L. Caron, J. -F. Giroux, G. Gros, P. Instrumentation and Detectors In this paper, we report on a tabletop experiment studying neutron scattering in a Spherical Proportional Counter using an Am-Be source. Systematic studies were carried out to investigate the effect of gas mixture, pressure, operating voltage, and sphere size on the drift time-rise time relationship of the signal in a spherical proportional counter. Our experimental results showed good agreement with MagBoltz simulations. These findings are a crucial step towards measuring the quenching factor in gases using a neutron beam for the New Experiments With Spheres-Gas (NEWS-G) experiment and has important implications for the development of neutron detection techniques and their potential applications in nuclear and particle physics. |
| title | Investigating Neutron Scattering in a Spherical Proportional Counter: A Tabletop Experiment |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08791 |