DocumentCode
1209456
Title
The Scintillation Process in Organic Systems
Author
Birks, J.B.
Author_Institution
The Physical Lab., University of Manchester, Manchester, Eng.
Volume
7
Issue
42403
fYear
1960
fDate
6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2
Lastpage
11
Abstract
The scintillation process in organi: crystals and solutions is described, and a mechanism is proposed to account for the origin of the fast and slow scintillation components. The intermolecular energy migration and transfer processes in pure and mixed crystals and in plastic and liquid solutions are discussed quantitatively, and the influence of temperature and thickness on the scintillation and fluorescence properties is considered. Radiative processes are shown to be important in crystals and in solid solutions.
Keywords
Electrons; Fluorescence; Ionization; Ionizing radiation; Photonic crystals; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Solvents; Spontaneous emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2015
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS2.1960.4315726
Filename
4315726
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