Author: Yang, J.
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WEPA42 A Modular X-Ray Detector for Beamline Diagnostics at LANL 725
 
  • P.M. Freeman, B. Odegard, R. Schmitz, D. Stuart, J. Yang
    UCSB, Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • J. Bohon, M.S. Gulley, E.-C. Huang, J. Smedley
    LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
  • L. Malavasi
    WPI, Worcester, MA, USA
 
  An X-ray detector is being developed for diagnostic measurement and monitoring of the Drift Tube LINAC (DTL) at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) at Los Alamos National Lab. The detector will consist of a row of x-ray spectrometers adjacent to the DTL that will measure the spectrum of X-rays resulting from bremsstrahlung of electrons created in vacuum by the RF. Each spectrometer will monitor a specific gap between drift tubes, and will consist of an array of scintillating crystals coupled to SiPMs read out with custom-built electronics. The spectrometer is designed with one LYSO and three NaI crystals. The LYSO provides a tagged gamma source with three peaks that are used for calibration of the NaI. A prototype of the spectrometer was tested at the LANSCE DTL to validate the feasibility of measuring gamma spectra and performing self-calibration in situ. A summary of test results with the LANSCE prototype will be presented, along with a detector system design that aims to be modular and inexpensive across all modules in the DTL. Plans for future development will be presented as well.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-WEPA42  
About • Received ※ 04 August 2022 — Revised ※ 06 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 09 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 11 August 2022
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