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At present, there exist few proton-beam terminals for the detector calibration in the world. Meanwhile, most of these terminals provide monoenergetic protons. Back-n white neutron source from China Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS) was put into operation in 2018. Based on the white neutron flux ranging from 0.5 eV to 200 MeV from the CSNS Back-n white neutron source, continuous-energy protons involved in a wide energy spectrum can be acquired from the 1H(n, el) reaction. Adopting this method, a new research platform for researches such as proton calibration is realized at CSNS. As hydrogen exists as gas at normal temperature and pressure, in the selecting of the proton-converting target, the hydrogen-rich compounds are preferential considered. Considering the reaction cross sections of the 1H(n, el), 12C(n, p)12B, 12C(n, d)11B, 12C(n, t)10B, 12C(n, 3He)10Be, 12C(n, α)9Be and 1H(n, γ)2H, polyethylene and polypropylene are suitable for serving as targets in this research. Based on a 3U PXIe, digitizers with 1 GSps sampling rate and 12 bit resolution are utilized to digitize and record the output signals of telescopes. The time and amplitude information of each signal are extracted from its recorded waveform. Proton fluxes can be calculated by using the neutron energy spectrum and the cross section of the 1H(n, el) reaction. Using the γ-flash event as the starting time of the time-of-flight (TOF) and the time information of signal in detector as the stopping time, the kinematic energy of each secondary proton can be deduced from the TOF and the angle of the detector. A calibration experiment on three charged particle telescopes, with each telescope consisting of a silicon detector and a CsI(Tl) detector, is carried out on this research platform. The readout methods of the CsI(Tl) detectors in these three telescopes are different. In the calibration experiment, ΔE-E two-dimensional spectra and amplitude-Ep two-dimensional spectra of these telescopes are obtained. Through comparing these particle identification spectra, the SiPM is chosen as the signal readout method for CsI(Tl) detectors in the charged particle telescopes. These researches provide experimental evidence for the construction of the charged particle telescope at Back-n, and also illustrate the feasibility of wide-energy spectrum proton calibration based on the Back-n white neutron source.
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Keywords:
- proton calibration /
- detector /
- 1H(n, el) reaction /
- back-n white neutron source
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图 1 使用裂变室测量得到的Back-n实验厅二中心位置的能谱(束流功率为100 kW)
Figure 1. The measured neutron energy spectrum at the center of Endstation (ES) #2 at 100 kW. The neutron energy spectrum measurement is achieved using a fission chamber.
图 2 1H(n, el)反应示意图
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the 1H(n, el) reaction.
图 3 实验厅二中心位置处实验室系0°角方向1H(n, el)反应出射质子的能量分辨率
Figure 3. The energy resolution of emitted protons from the 1H(n, el) reaction at 0° in the laboratory at the center of Back-n ES #2.
图 4 1H(n, el), 12C(n, p)12B, 12C(n, d)11B, 12C(n, t)10B, 12C(n, 3He)10Be, 12C(n, α)9Be和1H(n, γ)2H等反应的截面值曲线
Figure 4. Cross sections of the 1H(n, el), 12C(n, p)12B, 12C(n, d)11B, 12C(n, t)10B, 12C(n, 3He)10Be, 12C(n, α)9Be and 1H(n, γ)2H reactions.
图 5 Si+CsI (Tl)望远镜探测器的测试与标定实验设置示意图
Figure 5. Schematic diagram of the calibration experiment of the Si+CsI (Tl) telescopes.
图 6 CsI (Tl)探测器的测试与标定实验所用探测器及读出方式 (a) 使用光学硅脂耦合的CsI (Tl)探测器+SiPM读出方式; (b) 使用的SiPM; (c) 使用光学硅脂耦合的CsI (Tl)探测器+PD读出方式; (d)使用的PD
Figure 6. The CsI (Tl) detectors and readout methods used for the calibration experiment: (a) The optical silicon-grease coupled CsI (Tl) detector +SiPM readout method; (b) the SiPM used in the experiment; (c) the optical silicon-grease coupled CsI (Tl) detector +PD readout mode; (d) the PD used in the experiment.
图 7 三种信号读出方式的CsI (Tl)的幅度-质子动能二维谱; (a) CsI (Tl) 1; (b) CsI (Tl) 2; (c) CsI (Tl) 3
Figure 7. The amplitude-Ep two-dimensional spectrua of CsI (Tl) in three signal readout modes: (a) CsI (Tl) 1; (b) CsI (Tl) 2; (c) CsI (Tl) 3.
图 8 三组Si+CsI (Tl)的ΔE-E二维谱 (a) Si+CsI (Tl) 1; (b) Si+CsI (Tl) 2; (c) Si+CsI (Tl) 3
Figure 8. The ΔE-E two-dimensional spectra of CsI (Tl) in three signal readout modes: (a) Si+CsI (Tl) 1; (b) Si+CsI (Tl) 2; (c) Si+CsI (Tl) 3.
表 1 对于不同中子能区, Back-n实验厅二中心位置处的反冲质子流强(束流功率为100 kW)
Table 1. Proton fluxes at the center of Back-n ES #2 in different energy regions at 100 kW.
中子能量区间 中子通量/(s–1·cm–2) 反冲质子流强/s–1 * 0.1 — 1.0 eV 4.08 × 103 1.75 × 102 1 — 10 eV 1.79 × 104 7.68 × 102 10—100 eV 3.01 × 104 1.30 × 103 0.1 —1.0 keV 5.01 × 104 2.15 × 103 1 — 10 keV 1.23 × 105 5.14 × 103 10 — 100 keV 4.30 × 105 1.44 × 104 0.1— 1.0 MeV 2.98 × 106 4.57 × 104 1 — 10 MeV 2.77 × 106 1.56 × 104 10 — 40 MeV 4.62 × 105 6.01 × 102 40 — 70 MeV 9.93 × 104 3.48 × 101 70 — 100 MeV 4.10 × 104 8.54 × 100 100 — 130 MeV 1.65 × 104 2.32 × 100 130 — 160 MeV 6.14 × 103 7.53 × 10-1 160 — 200 MeV 1.63 × 103 1.99 × 10-1 总计 7.03 × 106 8.59 × 104 注: *束斑直径为Φ60 mm, 利用10 μm厚的聚乙烯薄膜作为靶. 
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[1] Casolino M, Bidoli V, Minori M, et al. 2006 Adv. Space Res. 37 1691
Google Scholar
[2] Makek M, Achenbach P, Ayerbe Gayoso C, et al. 2012 Nucl. Instrum.Meth. A 673 82
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Ge T, Zhang T J, Lv Y L, et al. 2019 Atomic Energy Science and Technology 53 1547
Google Scholar
[5] An Q, Bai H Y, Bao J, et al. 2017 J. Instrum.n 12 07022
Google Scholar
[6] Tang J Y, Fu S N, Jing H T, et al. 2010 Chin. Phys. C 34 121
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[7] 唐靖宇, 敬罕涛, 夏海鸿, 等 2013 原子能科学技术 47 1089
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Tang J Y, Jing H T, Xia H H, et al. 2013 Atomic Energy Science and Technology 47 1089
Google Scholar
[8] 唐靖宇, 安琪, 白怀勇, 等 2019 原子能科学技术 53 2012
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Tang J Y, An Q, Bai H Y, et al. 2019 Atomic Energy Science and Technology 53 2012
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[22] Fan R, Jiang H Y, Jiang W, et al. 2020 Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 981 164343
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