Design and commissioning of the miniBELEN neutron counter for the study of $(\alpha ,n)$ reactions

Nil Mont-Geli, Ariel Tarifeño-Saldivia, Max Pallàs +27

The miniBELEN detector is a moderated neutron counter based on the use of ${}^3$He tubes and high-density polyethylene as moderator. The detector has been designed to have a neutron…