Laser calibration system for time of flight scintillator arrays

A. Denniston; E. P. Segarra; M. Olivenboim; A. Nambrath; A. Schmidt; A. Beck; R. Cruz-Torres; F. Hauenstein; A. Hrnjic; T. Kutz; S. May-Tal Beck; J. R. Pybus; P. Toledo; O. Hen; L. B. Weinstein; E. Piasetzky; I. Korover

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164177

Laser calibration system for time of flight scintillator arrays

A. Denniston, E. P. Segarra, M. Olivenboim, A. Nambrath, A. Schmidt, A. Beck, R. Cruz-Torres, F. Hauenstein, A. Hrnjic, T. Kutz, S. May-Tal Beck, J. R. Pybus, P. Toledo, O. Hen, L. B. Weinstein, E. Piasetzky, I. Korover

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A laser calibration system was developed for monitoring and calibrating time of flight (TOF) scintillating detector arrays. The system includes setups for both small- and large-scale scintillator arrays. Following test-bench characterization, the laser system was recently commissioned in experimental Hall B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for use on the new Backward Angle Neutron Detector (BAND) scintillator array. The system successfully provided time walk corrections, absolute time calibration, and TOF drift correction for the scintillators in BAND. This showcases the general applicability of the system for use on high-precision TOF detectors.

Original language	English
Article number	164177
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	973
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164177
State	Published - 1 Sep 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Calibration
Laser system
Neutron detector
Scintillator
TOF

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Denniston, A., Segarra, E. P., Olivenboim, M., Nambrath, A., Schmidt, A., Beck, A., Cruz-Torres, R., Hauenstein, F., Hrnjic, A., Kutz, T., May-Tal Beck, S., Pybus, J. R., Toledo, P., Hen, O., Weinstein, L. B., Piasetzky, E., & Korover, I. (2020). Laser calibration system for time of flight scintillator arrays. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 973, Article 164177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164177

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