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A neutron multiplicity detector system has been developed to study weak pure neutron evaporation channels from heavy-ion reactions. Such a system allows us to study nuclei far away from the line of β-stability - in particular, self-conjugate nuclei where the shell-effects for protons and neutrons are in phase and their combined effects may drive the nucleus towards superdeformation. The system consists of a neutron wall - 4 large volume Ge(Li) γ-ray detectors positioned as close as possible to the target. Neutron-gamma coincidences were recorded and neutron multiplicity events could be extracted from the data. Rejection of gamma-ray events in the neutron detectors was achieved by time-of-flight and pulse shape discrimination methods. A surface barrier detector at 0⁰ allowed a further rejection of charged particle events - especially events which feature neutrons as well.

Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Dr. C.-K. Chris Wang; Committee Member: Dr. Nolan E. Hertel; Committee Member: Dr. Sang Hyun Cho.

Ph.D. (Physics) - Northwestern University, 1962.

Ph.D. (Physics) - Northwestern University, 1962.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Duke University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.