Characterization of a cylindrical plastic β-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons

V. Guadilla; A. Algora; J.L. Tain; J. Agramunt; J. Äystö; J.A. Briz; A. Cucoanes; T. Eronen; M. Estienne; M. Fallot; L.M. Fraile; E. Ganioğlu; W. Gelletly; D. Gorelov; J. Hakala; A. Jokinen; D. Jordan; A. Kankainen; V. Kolhinen; J. Koponen; M. Lebois; T. Martinez; M. Monserrate; A. Montaner-Pizá; I. Moore; E. Nácher; S.E.A. Orrigo; H. Penttilä; I. Pohjalainen; A. Porta; J. Reinikainen; M. Reponen; S. Rinta-Antila; B. Rubio; K. Rytkönen; T. Shiba; V. Sonnenschein; E. Valencia; V. Vedia; A. Voss; J.N. Wilson; A.-A. Zakari-Issoufou

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Characterization of a cylindrical plastic β-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons

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Characterization of a cylindrical plastic β-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons

V. Guadilla, A. Algora, J.L. Tain, J. Agramunt, J. Äystö, J.A. Briz, A. Cucoanes, T. Eronen, M. Estienne, M. Fallot, …

Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.854, pp.134-138

11/05/2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.047

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Monte Carlo simulations

Optical photons

Plastic scintillators

Total absorption spectroscopy

In this work we report on the Monte Carlo study performed to understand and reproduce experimental measurements of a new plastic β-detector with cylindrical geometry. Since energy deposition simulations differ from the experimental measurements for such a geometry, we show how the simulation of production and transport of optical photons does allow one to obtain the shapes of the experimental spectra. Moreover, taking into account the computational effort associated with this kind of simulation, we develop a method to convert the simulations of energy deposited into light collected, depending only on the interaction point in the detector. This method represents a useful solution when extensive simulations have to be done, as in the case of the calculation of the response function of the spectrometer in a total absorption γ-ray spectroscopy analysis.

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Title: Characterization of a cylindrical plastic β-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons
Creators: V. Guadilla - Universitat de València
A. Algora - Universitat de València
J.L. Tain - Instituto de Física Corpuscular
J. Agramunt - Instituto de Física Corpuscular
J. Äystö - University of Jyväskylä
J.A. Briz - Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes
A. Cucoanes - Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes
T. Eronen - University of Jyväskylä
M. Estienne - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
M. Fallot - Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes
L.M. Fraile - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
E. Ganioğlu - Istanbul University
W. Gelletly - Universitat de València
D. Gorelov - University of Jyväskylä
J. Hakala - University of Jyväskylä
A. Jokinen - University of Jyväskylä
D. Jordan - Universitat de València
A. Kankainen - University of Jyväskylä
V. Kolhinen - University of Jyväskylä
J. Koponen - University of Jyväskylä
M. Lebois - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
T. Martinez - University of Surrey
M. Monserrate - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
A. Montaner-Pizá - Universitat de València
I. Moore - University of Jyväskylä
E. Nácher - University of Jyväskylä
S.E.A. Orrigo - Universitat de València
H. Penttilä - University of Jyväskylä
I. Pohjalainen - University of Jyväskylä
A. Porta - Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes
J. Reinikainen - University of Jyväskylä
M. Reponen - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
S. Rinta-Antila - University of Jyväskylä
B. Rubio - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
K. Rytkönen - University of Jyväskylä
T. Shiba - Universitat de València
V. Sonnenschein - University of Jyväskylä
E. Valencia - University of Jyväskylä
V. Vedia - University of Jyväskylä
A. Voss - University of Jyväskylä
J.N. Wilson - Institut de Physique
A.-A. Zakari-Issoufou - Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes
Publication Details: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.854, pp.134-138
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Number of pages: 5
Date published: 11/05/2017
Identifiers: 99928809102346
Academic Unit: School of Maths and Physics
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Characterization of a cylindrical plastic β-detector with Monte Carlo simulations of optical photons

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