Deuterated liquid scintillator (NE230) as a fast neutron detectorfor cold-fusion and other research |
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| Authors: | Roberts DA Becchetti FD Ashktorab K Stewart D Janecke J Gustafson HR Dueweke MJ |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI; |
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| Abstract: | Deuterated scintillators (NE230) can provide, without time-of-flight, usable neutron energy spectra for neutrons E n⩾1 MeV. The authors have assembled and calibrated several of these detectors and used them in experiments searching for d+d fusion-neutron emission (En, 2.5 MeV) in Pd+D 2O electrolysis and Ti+D2 adsorption at LN temperatures. The detectors yielded direct fusion-neutron spectra and set limits in the Pd+D and Ti+D experiments of <7×10-24 fusion n/s/dd pair and <3×10-24 fusion n/s/dd pair respectively. In addition, these detectors have been used for in-beam accelerator experiments requiring coincidence between fast neutrons and scattered ions |
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