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Neutron Interactions in GRETINA

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Abstract

GRETINA is a high-resolution $\gamma $-ray spectrometer consisting of segmented germanium crystal detectors that are subject to high-energy neutron damage via the destruction of the crystal lattice structure. Recently, GRETINA was used in a (t, $^{\mathrm{3}}$He$+\gamma )$ probe of the 86Kr nucleus, where a triton beam was accelerated towards Krypton gas cell, contained within two Kapton foils (C$_{\mathrm{22}}$H$_{\mathrm{10}}$N$_{\mathrm{2}}$O$_{\mathrm{5}})$. t(p,n)$^{\mathrm{3}}$He events from interactions with Hydrogen in the Kapton foil were isolated to study the interactions of neutrons in GRETINA.~Neutron-induced peaks and other phenomena were identified in the measured spectra from neutron events in the Germanium crystals. These experimental results will be compared to Geant4 simulations to study the efficacy of simulations to replicate neutron interactions in GRETINA.

Authors

  • C. Hultquist

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)

  • D. Weisshaar

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)

  • J. Belarge

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)

  • E. Kwan

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)

  • T. Mijatovic

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)

  • R. Titus

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • R.G.T Zegers

    Michigan State Univ, NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • B.A. Brown

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • Alexandra Gade

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ, Michigan State University

  • S. Lipschutz

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • J. Schmitt

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • C. Sullivan

    NSCL, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State Univ

  • E.M. Ney

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • J. Engel

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • D. Bazin

    National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), NSCL, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

  • B. Elman

    NSCL, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

  • B. Longfellow

    NSCL/MSU, NSCL, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

  • E. Lunderberg

    NSCL, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

  • P.C. Bender

    University of Massachusetts, Lowell, UML, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetss Lowell

  • C.M. Campbell

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • B. Gao

    Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • S. Noji

    NSCL, JINA

  • J. Pereira

    NSCL, JINA

  • J.C. Zamora

    Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo