Title :
Response of plastic scintillators in magnetic fields
Author :
Blömker, D. ; Holm, U. ; Klanner, R. ; Krebs, B.
Author_Institution :
I. Inst. fuer Experimentalphys., Hamburg Univ., West Germany
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dependence of the light yield on magnetic field has been measured up to 0.45 T for the plastic scintillators NE-102A, SCSN-38, and Polivar. The scintillators were excited by 25-MeV protons, 5.9-keV X-rays, and UV light. When excited with ionizing radiation an increase of light yield is observed. For SCSN-38 of 2.7-mm thickness it amounts to 0.3%, 0.9%, 1.1%, and 3.3% at 1, 10, 100 and 450 mT, respectively. Ne-102A behaves similarly whereas a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based scintillator shows a stronger field dependence
Keywords :
X-ray detection and measurement; proton detection and measurement; scintillation counters; ultraviolet detectors; NE-102A; Polivar; SCSN-38; UV light; X-rays; field dependence; ionizing radiation; magnetic fields; plastic scintillators; polymethyl methacrylate; protons; Lamps; Magnetic devices; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Optical fiber devices; Particle beams; Plastics; Protons; X-rays; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
