Particle physics experiments with low event rates highly depend on background suppression methods. Neutron component of the ambient background radiation is especially problematic since neutrons are difficult to shield directly. TEXONO collaboration has employed a hybrid neutron detector composed of two different scintillating materials to measure the neutron background directly in the Kuo-Sheng Neutrino Laboratory. Detector is operated after calibration and optimization studies and from collected data, neutron flux is obtained using computational methods.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614169/index.pdf |
Date | 01 February 2012 |
Creators | Yildirim, Ihsan Ozan |
Contributors | Zeyrek, Mehmet |
Publisher | METU |
Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | M.S. Thesis |
Format | text/pdf |
Rights | Access forbidden for 1 year |
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