Abstract
We have measured the response of an array of ATLAS muon spectrometer drift tubes to fast neutrons, produced by a t (d, n)4He reaction at the 5.5-MV TANDEM Van de Graaff accelerator of the National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos." The setup consisted of 24 drift tubes to a 6 × 4 arrangement. The neutron energy was 18.3 MeV. The anode wire voltage varied from 2200 to 2800 V. For a neutron flux of about 2.75 kHz/cm2, the drift tube sensitivity to 18.3-MeV neutrons ranged from 0.031 % to 0.606% for anode voltages between 2200 and 2800 V, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2448-2452 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 5 I |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2004 |
Keywords
- Gas detectors
- Muon spectrometer
- Neutron beams
- Neutron response
- Particle detector