Development of SiPM-Based Scintillator Tile Detectors for a Multi-Layer Fast Neutron Tracker
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We present the development and characterization of thin tile scintillator detectors with silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) readout for use in a multi-layer fast-neutron tracker. The tracker is based on interleaved Timepix and plastic scintillator layers [1]. Fast-neutrons recoil protons in the plastic scintillators, which may then travel to and stop in the neighboring Timepix. Using the measured recoil energy and direction of multiple recoiling protons, it is possible to reconstruct the energy and direction of the impinging neutron.
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