Construction of the Large-area multi-Institutional Scintillator Array (LISA) Neutron Detector

The Large-area multi-Institutional Scintillator Array (LISA) will detect high-energy neutrons in experiments with fast rare isotopes. The LISA allows for the study of unbound nuclei as well and many unknown higher-lying unbound states in light neutron-rich nuclei (Z$<$9). Nine primarily undergraduate institutions designed, proposed, and constructed this highly efficient large-area neutron detector that uses an array of 144 individual plastic scintillators to produce a position sensitive system with multi-hit capability. The construction process and characteristics of the detector will be presented.