title: Detecting fast and thermal neutrons with a boron loaded liquid scintillator, EJ-339A.
abstract: A commercial boron-loaded liquid scintillator EJ-339 A was studied, using a (252)Cf source with/without polyethylene moderator, to examine the possibility of discriminating slow-neutron induced events in (10)B from fast-neutron events, resulting from proton recoils, and gamma-ray events. Despite the strong light quenching associated with neutron induced events in (10)B, correct classification of these events is shown to be possible with the aid of digital signal processing.
authors: Laboratorio de Física Nuclear, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 89000, 1080 A Caracas, Venezuela. Electronic address: felixpino@gmail.com.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pino
authors: Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
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authors: L
authors: Stevanato
authors: Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Cester
authors: INFN Sezione di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Nebbia
authors: Laboratorio de Física Nuclear, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 89000, 1080 A Caracas, Venezuela.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Sajo-Bohus
authors: Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia dell'Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Viesti
keywords: Boron-loaded liquid scintillator; Digital signal processing; Homeland-security applications