Compound Array for Transfer Reactions in Nuclear Astrophysics (CATRiNA)

POSTER

Abstract

Deuterated-benzene scintillators have shown promising capabilities for neutron spectroscopy studies without time-of-flight (ToF). At Florida State University (FSU), we are working on the development of the Compound Array for Transfer Reactions in Nuclear Astrophysics (CATRiNA) using an array of 16 deuterated liquid scintillator detectors. The pulse-shape discrimination capabilities of the detectors allow us to distinguish between n/$\gamma$ interactions. Moreover, the backward-peaked n–d scattering result in a strong correlation between the incident neutron energy and the measured pulse height of the events. CATRiNA is envisioned to measure several reactions relevant for nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics studies. In this work, we provide preliminary results on the characterization of the detectors using neutrons coming from a 252-Cf source and from a series of in-beam experiments using the 7Li(p,n) reaction.

Authors

  • J.F. Perello

    Florida State University

  • Theodore Hodapp

    The Ohio State University, University of South Florida, University of Maryland, Florida State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago State University, Johns Hopkins University, California State University-Dominguez Hills, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, UMR CNRS 6303 CNRS-Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, Principal investigator, Co-Author, Duke University, University of Texas-Arlington, Department of Homeland Security, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Campinas, University at Buffalo, National Society for Hispanic Physicists, American Institute of Physics, National Society for Black Physicists, American Physical Society

  • Theodore Hodapp

    The Ohio State University, University of South Florida, University of Maryland, Florida State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago State University, Johns Hopkins University, California State University-Dominguez Hills, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, UMR CNRS 6303 CNRS-Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, Principal investigator, Co-Author, Duke University, University of Texas-Arlington, Department of Homeland Security, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Campinas, University at Buffalo, National Society for Hispanic Physicists, American Institute of Physics, National Society for Black Physicists, American Physical Society

  • Theodore Hodapp

    The Ohio State University, University of South Florida, University of Maryland, Florida State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago State University, Johns Hopkins University, California State University-Dominguez Hills, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, UMR CNRS 6303 CNRS-Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, Principal investigator, Co-Author, Duke University, University of Texas-Arlington, Department of Homeland Security, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Campinas, University at Buffalo, National Society for Hispanic Physicists, American Institute of Physics, National Society for Black Physicists, American Physical Society

  • Theodore Hodapp

    The Ohio State University, University of South Florida, University of Maryland, Florida State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago State University, Johns Hopkins University, California State University-Dominguez Hills, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, UMR CNRS 6303 CNRS-Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, Principal investigator, Co-Author, Duke University, University of Texas-Arlington, Department of Homeland Security, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, University of Campinas, University at Buffalo, National Society for Hispanic Physicists, American Institute of Physics, National Society for Black Physicists, American Physical Society