SuNSCREEN: A cosmic-ray veto detector for capture-reaction measurements
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-11-2015
Publication Source
Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment
Volume Number
788
First Page
5
Last Page
8
ISSN
0168-9002
Abstract
The Summing Nal(TI) detector (SuN) is used in nuclear astrophysics experiments measuring (p,gamma) and (alpha,gamma) reactions. The main background in these experiments in the energy region of interest comes from cosmic rays. The Scintillating Cosmic Ray Eliminating Ensemble (SuNSCREEN) was developed to be combined with the SuN detector to increase the sensitivity of reaction cross-section measurements by reducing the cosmicray background. SuNSCREEN is a plastic scintillating array consisting of 9 bars, which are positioned in a roof-like configuration above SuN. A significant reduction of the background was observed in the energy region of interest. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Published in: Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment, Volume 788, July 11, 2015, pages 5-8.
