Construction of a modular large-area neutron detector for the NSCL

A collaboration of ten institutions, including a large number of undergraduate schools, proposed and constructed a highly efficient large-area neutron detector. The modular neutron array (MoNA) is designed to detect high-energy neutrons in experiments with fast rare isotopes at the National Supercon...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 543; no. 2; pp. 517 - 527
Main Authors: Baumann, T., Boike, J., Brown, J., Bullinger, M., Bychoswki, J.P., Clark, S., Daum, K., DeYoung, P.A., Evans, J.V., Finck, J., Frank, N., Grant, A., Hinnefeld, J., Hitt, G.W., Howes, R.H., Isselhardt, B., Kemper, K.W., Longacre, J., Lu, Y., Luther, B., Marley, S.T., McCollum, D., McDonald, E., Onwuemene, U., Pancella, P.V., Peaslee, G.F., Peters, W.A., Rajabali, M., Robertson, J., Rogers, W.F., Tabor, S.L., Thoennessen, M., Tryggestad, E., Turner, R.E., VanWylen, P.J., Walker, N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 11-05-2005
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Summary:A collaboration of ten institutions, including a large number of undergraduate schools, proposed and constructed a highly efficient large-area neutron detector. The modular neutron array (MoNA) is designed to detect high-energy neutrons in experiments with fast rare isotopes at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. It consists of 144 individual detector modules of plastic scintillator, is position sensitive, and features multi-hit capability. The MoNA project involves undergraduate students from the collaborating colleges and universities and gives them the possibility to take part in research at the forefront of nuclear physics.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2004.12.020