i-TED consists of both a total energy detector and a Compton camera primarily intended for the measurement of neutron capture cross sections by means of the simultaneous combination of neutron time-of-flight (TOF) and γ-ray imaging techniques. TOF allows one to obtain a neutron-energy differential capture yield, whereas the imaging capability is intended for the discrimination of radiative background sources, that have a spatial origin different from that of the capture sample under investigation. A distinctive feature of i-TED is the embedded Dynamic Electronic Collimation (DEC) concept, which allows for a trade-off between efficiency and image resolution. Here we report on some general design considerations and first performance characterization measurements made with an i-TED demonstrator in order to explore its γ-ray detection and imaging capabilities.
@article{arxiv.1908.08533,
title = {First i-TED demonstrator: a Compton imager with Dynamic Electronic Collimation},
author = {V. Babiano and J. Balibrea and L. Caballero and D. Calvo and I. Ladarescu and J. Lerendegui and S. Mira Prats and C. Domingo-Pardo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.08533},
year = {2020}
}
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Article published in Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, Volume 953, article id. 163228 Elsevier / DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2019.163228 / CC-BY-NC-ND