S. R. Durham
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S. R. Durham has a total of 44 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Viacheslav A. Li
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
3 shared publications - Michael Joseph Ford
Materials Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA
2 shared publications - Nathaniel Sean Bowden
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2 shared publications A. Irani
Illinois Institute of Technology
1 shared publicationA.S. Erickson
Georgia Institute of Technology
1 shared publication- Alireza Haghighat
Virginia Tech
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 7 November 2025
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Applied
- Vol. 24 (5) , 054023
Prototype reactor-antineutrino detector based on 6 Li -doped pulse-shape-discriminating plastic scintillator
An aboveground 60-kg reactor-antineutrino detector prototype, comprising a two-dimensional array of 36 ${}^{6}\mathrm{Li}$-doped pulse-shape-sensitive plastic scintillator bars, is described. Each bar is 50 cm long with a square cross section of 5.5 cm. Doped with ${}^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ at 0.1% by mass, the detector is capable of identifying correlated energy depositions for the detection of reactor antineutrinos via the inverse-$\ensuremath{\beta}$-decay (IDB) reaction. Each bar is wrapped with a specular reflector that directs photons toward photomultiplier tubes mounted at both ends of the bar. This paper highlights the construction, key features, and main performance characteristics of the system. The system, which relies on multiple observables such as pulse-shape discrimination, energy, position, and timing, is capable of detecting IBD-like neutron-correlated backgrounds, long-lived decay chains, and cosmogenic isotopes.- 7 November 2025
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Applied
- Vol. 24 (5) , 054023
Prototype reactor-antineutrino detector based on 6 Li -doped pulse-shape-discriminating plastic scintillator
An aboveground 60-kg reactor-antineutrino detector prototype, comprising a two-dimensional array of 36 ${}^{6}\mathrm{Li}$-doped pulse-shape-sensitive plastic scintillator bars, is described. Each bar is 50 cm long with a square cross section of 5.5 cm. Doped with ${}^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ at 0.1% by mass, the detector is capable of identifying correlated energy depositions for the detection of reactor antineutrinos via the inverse-$\ensuremath{\beta}$-decay (IDB) reaction. Each bar is wrapped with a specular reflector that directs photons toward photomultiplier tubes mounted at both ends of the bar. This paper highlights the construction, key features, and main performance characteristics of the system. The system, which relies on multiple observables such as pulse-shape discrimination, energy, position, and timing, is capable of detecting IBD-like neutron-correlated backgrounds, long-lived decay chains, and cosmogenic isotopes.- 1 November 2025
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 96 (11)
Initial assessment of second generation of large-area picosecond photodetectors with multi-channel systems-on-a-chip readout
We first briefly describe the history and motivation behind Cherenkov and scintillation light detection. We then discuss the instrumentation needed to detect these photons as it applies to both photodetectors and readout electronics. One of the motivations is future large neutrino detectors that could, in principle, differentiate between Cherenkov and scintillation light if using novel water-based scintillators. In this paper, we present the first measurements utilizing the second generation of Large Area Picosecond Photodetectors (LAPPDs) in conjunction with commercial system-on-a-chip readouts from Nalu Scientific—in particular, the High Density System on Chip (HDSoC) and Advanced ASoC Rapid Digitizer, Variable Adaptive Readout Chip (AARDVARC) platforms. These state-of-the-art full-waveform digitizers feature sampling rates on the order of 1 and 10 samples per nanosecond, respectively. Using a picosecond laser, we measured the timing jitter between a pair of LAPPD channels, demonstrating the potential of this setup for precise timing applications.
- 1 November 2025
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 96 (11)
Initial assessment of second generation of large-area picosecond photodetectors with multi-channel systems-on-a-chip readout
We first briefly describe the history and motivation behind Cherenkov and scintillation light detection. We then discuss the instrumentation needed to detect these photons as it applies to both photodetectors and readout electronics. One of the motivations is future large neutrino detectors that could, in principle, differentiate between Cherenkov and scintillation light if using novel water-based scintillators. In this paper, we present the first measurements utilizing the second generation of Large Area Picosecond Photodetectors (LAPPDs) in conjunction with commercial system-on-a-chip readouts from Nalu Scientific—in particular, the High Density System on Chip (HDSoC) and Advanced ASoC Rapid Digitizer, Variable Adaptive Readout Chip (AARDVARC) platforms. These state-of-the-art full-waveform digitizers feature sampling rates on the order of 1 and 10 samples per nanosecond, respectively. Using a picosecond laser, we measured the timing jitter between a pair of LAPPD channels, demonstrating the potential of this setup for precise timing applications.