title: Testing a new NIF neutron time-of-flight detector with a bibenzyl scintillator on OMEGA.
abstract: A new neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) detector with a bibenzyl crystal as a scintillator has been designed and manufactured for the National Ignition Facility (NIF). This detector will replace a nTOF20-Spec detector with an oxygenated xylene scintillator currently operational on the NIF to improve the areal-density measurements. In addition to areal density, the bibenzyl detector will measure the D-D and D-T neutron yield and the ion temperature of indirect- and direct-drive-implosion experiments. The design of the bibenzyl detector and results of tests on the OMEGA Laser System are presented.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA. vgle@lle.rochester.edu
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