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Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux

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Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux. / Payne, Christopher; Sellin, Paul; Ellis, Mark et al.
2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE, 2015. p. 1-5.

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Payne, C, Sellin, P, Ellis, M, Duroe, K, Jones, AR, Joyce, MJ, Randall, G & Speller, R 2015, Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux. in 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7581994

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Payne, C., Sellin, P., Ellis, M., Duroe, K., Jones, A. R., Joyce, M. J., Randall, G., & Speller, R. (2015). Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux. In 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7581994

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Payne C, Sellin P, Ellis M, Duroe K, Jones AR, Joyce MJ et al. Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux. In 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE. 2015. p. 1-5 doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7581994

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Payne, Christopher ; Sellin, Paul ; Ellis, Mark et al. / Neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination in EJ-299-34 at high flux. 2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE, 2015. pp. 1-5

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abstract = "The effect of scintillator geometry on the quality of neutron/γ pulse shape discrimination (PSD) in EJ-299 plastic scintillator, using a digital charge integration PSD algorithm has been studied. It is shown that the PSD Figure of Merit (FOM) reduces as the geometry of the scintillator moves from a cube-like shape towards a flat panel shape. The PSD performance in this material at high flux irradiation is investigated with performance deteriorating at rates of ~107 photons/s. The use of EJ-299 for security applications, with a focus on active interrogation environments is explored in conjunction with a system capable of neutron/γ separation and localisation.",
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