Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985itns...32.4421d&link_type=abstract
(IEEE, DNA, Sandia National Laboratories, and NASA, 1985 Annual Conference on Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects, 22nd, Montere
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Capture Effect, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Scintillation Counters, Spaceborne Astronomy, Background Radiation, Sodium Iodides
Scientific paper
Radioactivity induced in alkali halide scintillators by the capture of secondary neutrons can provide an important source of background in spaceborne gamma-ray spectrometers subjected to cosmic rays and trapped protons. Previous calculations which concentrated on spallation interactions are now interfaced with a one-dimensional neutron transport code (ANISN) in a simple spherical model in order to illustrate the relative importance of the two components. For large volume detector systems, the neutrons of interest are those produced within the scintillator itself, and their contribution can dominate the background in the 0.2-2 MeV region. Use of conventional neutron shielding techniques, such as (Li-6)H, does not appear to be beneficial for current detector sizes.
Dyer C. S.
Hammond D. A. N.
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