Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
The fast neutrons produced by a calibrated 241 Am-Be source were detected by two different Cs 2 LiYCl 6 :Ce (CLYC) scintillator detectors. The two cylindrical crystals (1'' × 1'' in size) were enriched with more than 99% of 7 Li (C7LYC) and with about 95% of 6 Li (C6LYC), respectively. Both crystals can detect fast neutrons whereas only C6LYC can also detect thermal neutrons, due to the presence of 6 Li. The measurement was performed at the L.A.S.A . Laboratory of INFN and University of Milano (Italy). To identify the neutron events, the Pulse-Shape-Discrimination technique was used. The values of 1.41 ± 0.16 for C6LYC and 1.16 ± 0.21 for C7LYC for the detection efficiency of the 241 Am-Be emitted neutrons, with energy up to 10 MeV, were deduced.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Blasi et al. (2018) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: