The photoneutron source （PNS, phase 1）, an electron linear accelerator （linac）-based pulsed neutron facility that uses the time-of-flight （TOF） technique, was constructed for the acquisition of nuclear data from...The photoneutron source （PNS, phase 1）, an electron linear accelerator （linac）-based pulsed neutron facility that uses the time-of-flight （TOF） technique, was constructed for the acquisition of nuclear data from the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor （TMSR） at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics （SINAP）. The neutron detector signal used for TOF calculation, with information on the pulse arrival time, pulse shape, and pulse height, was recorded by using a waveform digitizer （WFD）. By using the pulse height and pulse-shape discrimination （PSD） analysis to identify neutrons and ＂y-rays, the neutron TOF spectrum was obtained by employing a simple electronic design, and a new WFD-based DAQ system was developed and tested in this commissioning experiment. The DAQ system developed is characterized by a very high efficiency with respect to millisecond neutron TOF spectroscopy.展开更多
基金Supported by Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science(TMSR)(XDA02010100)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(11475245,No.11305239)Shanghai Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Cosmology(11DZ2260700)
文摘The photoneutron source （PNS, phase 1）, an electron linear accelerator （linac）-based pulsed neutron facility that uses the time-of-flight （TOF） technique, was constructed for the acquisition of nuclear data from the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor （TMSR） at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics （SINAP）. The neutron detector signal used for TOF calculation, with information on the pulse arrival time, pulse shape, and pulse height, was recorded by using a waveform digitizer （WFD）. By using the pulse height and pulse-shape discrimination （PSD） analysis to identify neutrons and ＂y-rays, the neutron TOF spectrum was obtained by employing a simple electronic design, and a new WFD-based DAQ system was developed and tested in this commissioning experiment. The DAQ system developed is characterized by a very high efficiency with respect to millisecond neutron TOF spectroscopy.
