DocumentCode :
1299645
Title :
Radiation Tolerance Tests of Small-Sized CsI(Tl) Scintillators Coupled to Photodiodes
Author :
Valtonen, E. ; Peltonen, J. ; Dudnik, O.V. ; Kudin, A.M. ; Andersson, H. ; Borodenko, Yu.A. ; Eronen, T. ; Huovelin, J. ; Kettunen, H. ; Kurbatov, E.V. ; Lehti, J. ; Nenonen, S. ; Rossi, M. ; Vainio, R. ; Virtanen, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Turku, Turku, Finland
Volume :
56
Issue :
4
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
2149
Lastpage :
2154
Abstract :
Radiation tolerance of small-sized CsI (Tl) crystals coupled to silicon photodiodes was studied by using protons. Irradiations up to the fluence of 1012 protons/cm2 were used. Degradation of light output by less than 5% was achieved.
Keywords :
photodiodes; proton effects; scintillation counters; cesium iodide; proton irradiation effect; radiation tolerance tests; silicon photodiodes; small-sized CsI (Tl) scintillators; Crystals; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Particle measurements; Photodiodes; Physics; Protons; Radiation effects; Silicon; Testing; Cesium iodide; crystals; radiation effects; scintillation detectors;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2008.2012259
Filename :
5204670
Link To Document :
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