Recent results of spectrum unfolding of the CATRiNA detectors

ORAL

Abstract

The CATRiNA deuterated neutron detector array at FSU has been expanded to include 16 additional EJ315 detectors, making it a powerful and sensitive neutron detector array. Neutron energies can be extracted using their pulse-height spectrum through a method known as spectrum unfolding. Characterization of the array was performed at the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory at Ohio University via reactions $^{9}$Be(d,n) and $^{27}$Al(d,n). Extraction of spectroscopic information from the $^{12}$C(d,n) reaction was also performed. In this work, results of these experiments and upgrades to the spectrum unfolding algorithm will be presented.

*This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. PHY-1712953 and No.PHY-2012522, and the U.S. Department of Energy under Grants No. DE-FG02-88ER40387, No. DE-NA0003883, No. DE-NA0003909, and No. DE-SC0019042.

Authors

  • Ashton Morelock

    • Florida State University
  • Sergio Almaraz-Calderon

    • Florida State University
  • Jesus Perello

    • Florida State University
  • Ben Asher

    • Florida State University
  • Eilens Lopez Saavedra

    • Florida State University
  • Zach Meisel

    • Ohio University
  • Thomas Massey

    • Ohio University
  • Justin Warren

    • Ohio University
  • Joseph Derkin

    • Ohio University
  • Gula Hamad

    • Ohio University
  • Alexander Voinov

    • Ohio University
  • Doug Soltesz

    • Ohio University
  • Shiv Subedi

    • Ohio University
  • Kristyn Brandenburg

    • Ohio University
  • Nisha Singh

    • Ohio University
  • Yenuel Jones-Alberty

    • Ohio University