Abstract
A compact neutron spectrometer is described, which consists of four square prisms of plastic scintillator capable of pulse shape discrimination, eight silicon photomultipliers and a high density polyethylene moderator. The device is capable, in principle, of spectroscopic measurements up to around 60 MeV, although extendable to higher energies, and is also able to discern the direction of neutron radiation impinging on the detector. Results from simulations using Geant4, together with measurements with neutrons from an 241Am-9Be radioisotopic source, are used to characterise the detector in both spectroscopic and direction-sensitive modes. Field applications of the detector are discussed.
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