A 709/7090 FORTRAN II PROGRAM TO COMPUTE THE NEUTRON-DETECTION EFFICIENCY OF PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR FOR NEUTRON ENERGIES FROM 1 TO 300 MeV

摘要

A computer program to calculate the neutron-detection efficiency of plastic scintillator for neutron energies from 1 to 300 MeV is described. All known Systematics for neutron-carbon and neutron-proton interactions were used in this analysis the calculation includes first- and second-scattering contributions from interactions with both proton and carbon, saturation effects in the production of scintillation light, and finite resolution of the detector threshold. This report includes (a) the results of sample calculations, (b) comparison with experimental measurements, (c) source-program listings, and (d) cross-section data that are used in the calculation.