YSO implantation detector for beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy

M. Singh; R. Yokoyama; R. Grzywacz; A. Keeler; T. T. King; J. Agramunt; N. T. Brewer; S. Go; J. Liu; S. Nishimura; P. Parkhurst; V. H. Phong; M. M. Rajabali; B. C. Rasco; K. P. Rykaczewski; D. W. Stracener; A. Tolosa-Delgado; K. Vaigneur; M. Wolińska-Cichocka

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YSO implantation detector for beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy

M. Singh, R. Yokoyama, R. Grzywacz, A. Keeler, T. T. King, J. Agramunt, N. T. Brewer, S. Go, J. Liu, S. Nishimura, P. Parkhurst, V. H. Phong, M. M. Rajabali, B. C. Rasco, K. P. Rykaczewski, D. W. Stracener, A. Tolosa-Delgado, K. Vaigneur, M. Wolińska-Cichocka

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A segmented-scintillator-based implantation detector was developed to study the energy distribution of β-delayed neutrons emitted from exotic isotopes. The detector comprises a 34 × 34 YSO scintillator coupled to an 8 × 8 anode Position-Sensitive Photo-Multiplier Tube (PSPMT) via a tapered light guide. The detector was used at RIBF, RIKEN for time-of-flight-based neutron spectroscopy measurement in the ⁷⁸Ni region. The detector provides the position and timing resolution necessary for ion-beta correlations and time of flight measurements. The detector provides a high ∼ 80% beta-detection efficiency and a sub-nanosecond timing resolution. This contribution discusses the details of the design, operation, implementation, and analysis developed to obtain neutron time-of-flight spectrum and the analysis methods in the context of neutron-rich nuclei in the ⁷⁸Ni region.

Original language	English
Article number	170239
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1073
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170239
State	Published - Apr 2025

Keywords

Implantation detector
Time of Flight (ToF)
YSO
β-delayed neutrons

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Singh, M., Yokoyama, R., Grzywacz, R., Keeler, A., King, T. T., Agramunt, J., Brewer, N. T., Go, S., Liu, J., Nishimura, S., Parkhurst, P., Phong, V. H., Rajabali, M. M., Rasco, B. C., Rykaczewski, K. P., Stracener, D. W., Tolosa-Delgado, A., Vaigneur, K., & Wolińska-Cichocka, M. (2025). YSO implantation detector for beta-delayed neutron spectroscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1073, Article 170239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170239

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