Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico

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González, L. X.; Sanchez, Federico Andrés; Valdés Galicia, J. F.
Año de publicación
2010
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The solar neutron telescope (SNT) at Sierra Negra (19.0°N, 97.3°W and 4580 m.a.s.l) is part of a worldwide network of similar detectors (Valdés-Galicia et al., (2004) [1]). This SNT has an area of 4 m2; it is composed by four 1 m×1 m×30 cm plastic scintillators (Sci). The Telescope is completely surrounded by anti-coincidence proportional counters (PRCs) to separate charged particles from the neutron flux. In order to discard photon background it is shielded on its sides by 10 mm thick iron plates and on its top by 5 mm lead plates. It is capable of registering four different channels corresponding to four energy deposition thresholds: E>30, >60, >90 and >120 MeV. The arrival direction of neutrons is determined by gondolas of PRCs in electronic coincidence, four layers of these gondolas orthogonally located underneath the SNT, two in the NS direction and two in the EW direction. We present here simulations of the detector response to neutrons, protons, electrons and gammas in range of energies from 100 to 1000 MeV. We report on the detector efficiency and on its angular resolution for particles impinging the device with different zenith angles. The simulation code was written using the Geant4 package (Agostinelli et al., (2003) [2]), taking into account all relevant physical processes.
Fil: González, L. X.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; México
Fil: Sanchez, Federico Andrés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Valdés Galicia, J. F.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; México
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Detector Simulation
Geant4
Solar Neutrons
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spelling Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, MexicoGonzález, L. X.Sanchez, Federico AndrésValdés Galicia, J. F.Detector SimulationGeant4Solar Neutronshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The solar neutron telescope (SNT) at Sierra Negra (19.0°N, 97.3°W and 4580 m.a.s.l) is part of a worldwide network of similar detectors (Valdés-Galicia et al., (2004) [1]). This SNT has an area of 4 m2; it is composed by four 1 m×1 m×30 cm plastic scintillators (Sci). The Telescope is completely surrounded by anti-coincidence proportional counters (PRCs) to separate charged particles from the neutron flux. In order to discard photon background it is shielded on its sides by 10 mm thick iron plates and on its top by 5 mm lead plates. It is capable of registering four different channels corresponding to four energy deposition thresholds: E>30, >60, >90 and >120 MeV. The arrival direction of neutrons is determined by gondolas of PRCs in electronic coincidence, four layers of these gondolas orthogonally located underneath the SNT, two in the NS direction and two in the EW direction. We present here simulations of the detector response to neutrons, protons, electrons and gammas in range of energies from 100 to 1000 MeV. We report on the detector efficiency and on its angular resolution for particles impinging the device with different zenith angles. The simulation code was written using the Geant4 package (Agostinelli et al., (2003) [2]), taking into account all relevant physical processes.Fil: González, L. X.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; MéxicoFil: Sanchez, Federico Andrés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Valdés Galicia, J. F.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; MéxicoElsevier Science2010-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/68886González, L. X.; Sanchez, Federico Andrés; Valdés Galicia, J. F.; Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico; Elsevier Science; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipament; 613; 2; 2-2010; 263-2710168-9002CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.nima.2009.11.074info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016890020902289Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:13:20Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/68886instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:13:20.667CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
title Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
spellingShingle Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
González, L. X.
Detector Simulation
Geant4
Solar Neutrons
title_short Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
title_full Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
title_fullStr Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
title_sort Geant4 simulation of the solar neutron telescope at Sierra Negra, Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González, L. X.
Sanchez, Federico Andrés
Valdés Galicia, J. F.
author González, L. X.
author_facet González, L. X.
Sanchez, Federico Andrés
Valdés Galicia, J. F.
author_role author
author2 Sanchez, Federico Andrés
Valdés Galicia, J. F.
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Detector Simulation
Geant4
Solar Neutrons
topic Detector Simulation
Geant4
Solar Neutrons
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The solar neutron telescope (SNT) at Sierra Negra (19.0°N, 97.3°W and 4580 m.a.s.l) is part of a worldwide network of similar detectors (Valdés-Galicia et al., (2004) [1]). This SNT has an area of 4 m2; it is composed by four 1 m×1 m×30 cm plastic scintillators (Sci). The Telescope is completely surrounded by anti-coincidence proportional counters (PRCs) to separate charged particles from the neutron flux. In order to discard photon background it is shielded on its sides by 10 mm thick iron plates and on its top by 5 mm lead plates. It is capable of registering four different channels corresponding to four energy deposition thresholds: E>30, >60, >90 and >120 MeV. The arrival direction of neutrons is determined by gondolas of PRCs in electronic coincidence, four layers of these gondolas orthogonally located underneath the SNT, two in the NS direction and two in the EW direction. We present here simulations of the detector response to neutrons, protons, electrons and gammas in range of energies from 100 to 1000 MeV. We report on the detector efficiency and on its angular resolution for particles impinging the device with different zenith angles. The simulation code was written using the Geant4 package (Agostinelli et al., (2003) [2]), taking into account all relevant physical processes.
Fil: González, L. X.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; México
Fil: Sanchez, Federico Andrés. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Valdés Galicia, J. F.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Geofísica; México
description The solar neutron telescope (SNT) at Sierra Negra (19.0°N, 97.3°W and 4580 m.a.s.l) is part of a worldwide network of similar detectors (Valdés-Galicia et al., (2004) [1]). This SNT has an area of 4 m2; it is composed by four 1 m×1 m×30 cm plastic scintillators (Sci). The Telescope is completely surrounded by anti-coincidence proportional counters (PRCs) to separate charged particles from the neutron flux. In order to discard photon background it is shielded on its sides by 10 mm thick iron plates and on its top by 5 mm lead plates. It is capable of registering four different channels corresponding to four energy deposition thresholds: E>30, >60, >90 and >120 MeV. The arrival direction of neutrons is determined by gondolas of PRCs in electronic coincidence, four layers of these gondolas orthogonally located underneath the SNT, two in the NS direction and two in the EW direction. We present here simulations of the detector response to neutrons, protons, electrons and gammas in range of energies from 100 to 1000 MeV. We report on the detector efficiency and on its angular resolution for particles impinging the device with different zenith angles. The simulation code was written using the Geant4 package (Agostinelli et al., (2003) [2]), taking into account all relevant physical processes.
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