The single-volume scatter camera

Juan J. Manfredi; Evan Adamek; Joshua A. Brown; Erik Brubaker; Belkis Cabrera-Palmer; Joshua Cates; Ryan Dorrill; Andrew Druetzler; Jeff Elam; Patrick L. Feng; Micah Folsom; Aline Galindo-Tellez; Bethany L. Goldblum; Paul Hausladen; Nathan Kaneshige; Kevin Keefe; Thibault A. Laplace; John G. Learned; Anil Mane; Peter Marleau; John Mattingly; Mudit Mishra; Ahmed Moustafa; Jason Nattress; Kurtis Nishimura; John Steele; Melinda Sweany; Kyle Weinfurther; Klaus-Peter Ziock

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20 August 2020 The single-volume scatter camera

Juan J. Manfredi, Evan Adamek, Joshua A. Brown, Erik Brubaker, Belkis Cabrera-Palmer, Joshua Cates, Ryan Dorrill, Andrew Druetzler, Jeff Elam, Patrick L. Feng, Micah Folsom, Aline Galindo-Tellez, Bethany L. Goldblum, Paul Hausladen, Nathan Kaneshige, Kevin Keefe, Thibault A. Laplace, John G. Learned, Anil Mane, Peter Marleau, John Mattingly, Mudit Mishra, Ahmed Moustafa, Jason Nattress, Kurtis Nishimura, John Steele, Melinda Sweany, Kyle Weinfurther, Klaus-Peter Ziock

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Proceedings Volume 11494, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XXII; 114940V (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2569995
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2020, Online Only

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The multi-institution Single-Volume Scatter Camera (SVSC) collaboration led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is developing a compact, high-efficiency double-scatter neutron imaging system. Kinematic emission imaging of fission-energy neutrons can be used to detect, locate, and spatially characterize special nuclear material. Neutron-scatter cameras, analogous to Compton imagers for gamma ray detection, have a wide field of view, good event-by-event angular resolution, and spectral sensitivity. Existing systems, however, suffer from large size and/or poor efficiency. We are developing high-efficiency scatter cameras with small form factors by detecting both neutron scatters in a compact active volume. This effort requires development and characterization of individual system components, namely fast organic scintillators, photodetectors, electronics, and reconstruction algorithms. In this presentation, we will focus on characterization measurements of several SVSC candidate scintillators. The SVSC collaboration is investigating two system concepts: the monolithic design in which isotropically emitted photons are detected on the sides of the volume, and the optically segmented design in which scintillation light is channeled along scintillator bars to segmented photodetector readout. For each of these approaches, we will describe the construction and performance of prototype systems. We will conclude by summarizing lessons learned, comparing and contrasting the two system designs, and outlining plans for the next iteration of prototype design and construction.

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Juan J. Manfredi, Evan Adamek, Joshua A. Brown, Erik Brubaker, Belkis Cabrera-Palmer, Joshua Cates, Ryan Dorrill, Andrew Druetzler, Jeff Elam, Patrick L. Feng, Micah Folsom, Aline Galindo-Tellez, Bethany L. Goldblum, Paul Hausladen, Nathan Kaneshige, Kevin Keefe, Thibault A. Laplace, John G. Learned, Anil Mane, Peter Marleau, John Mattingly, Mudit Mishra, Ahmed Moustafa, Jason Nattress, Kurtis Nishimura, John Steele, Melinda Sweany, Kyle Weinfurther, and Klaus-Peter Ziock "The single-volume scatter camera", Proc. SPIE 11494, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XXII, 114940V (20 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2569995

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