Evaluate scintillation response over a continuous energy region

Yanwen Zhang; Mikael Elfman; Brian D Milbrath; William J Weber

doi:10.1109/TNS.2008.922821

Evaluate scintillation response over a continuous energy region

Yanwen Zhang, Mikael Elfman, Brian D Milbrath, William J Weber

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A recently developed fast analysis technique utilizing a time of flight (TOF) telescope is demonstrated to obtain relevant quantitative data on material scintillation response to energetic He particles. With the superior energy resolution and fast response of the TOF telescope, the energy of individual particles before impinging on a scintillator crystal can be determined with a high count rate, allowing quantitative study of material performance over a continuous energy range in a relatively short time. Scintillation performance in terms of light output, nonlinearity and energy resolution in bismuth germanate (BGO) and europium-doped calcium fluoride (CaF2:Eu) crystals is demonstrated, and the corresponding energy resolution is compared with gamma-ray tests on the same crystals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1097-1101
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	55
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2008.922821
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Evaluate scintillation response over a continuous energy region

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