Abstract
We have implemented a 4π BaF2 detector system at the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator (ORELA) for making (n,γ) measurements of interest to nuclear astrophysics. This new detector will allow us to work with smaller samples and to avoid potential problems with the pulse-height weighting technique used in other systems. Also, our first measurements with this system demonstrate that as a result of the excellent time-of-flight (TOF) resolution at ORELA and the good pulse-height resolution of the detector, the background from sample-scattered neutrons will not be a serious problem in most cases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 254-257 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
| Volume | 621 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 4 1997 |
Funding
*The JIHIR has as member institutions the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; it is supported by the members and by the Department of Energy through Contract Number DE-FG05-87ER40361 with the University of Tennessee. tResearch sponsored by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation for the U.S. Dept. of Energy under contract number DE-AC05-960R22464
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Dept. of Energy | DE-AC05-960R22464 |
| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-FG05-87ER40361 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Vanderbilt University | |
| University of Tennessee |