Title :
Development of Gd2O3 based dense scintillating glass
Author :
Zhang, Yunlong ; Wang, Xiaolian ; Xu, Zizong ; Zhang, Yuepin ; Xia, Haiping ; Wang, Yifang ; Zhao, Tianchi
fDate :
Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
Abstract :
Combined electromagnetic and hadron calorimeter based on a total absorption principle using scintillating crystals has been proposed recently for the future ILC. Advances in low level photon counting technology, including the silicon photo-multipliers, make such kind of calorimeters possible. Searching for a suitable calorimeter media that is dense and inexpensive is critical-Scintillating glass is an attractive option for the total absorption calorimeter. We report the progress of developing the Gd2O3 based dense scintillating glass. Scintillation properties of glass samples such as such as emission spectrum and decay time are shown. The scintillation photon yields are compared with a reference PbWO4 crystal that was produced by Shanghai Ceramic Institute.
Keywords :
glass; particle calorimetry; photomultipliers; silicon radiation detectors; solid scintillation detectors; decay time; dense scintillating glass; electromagnetic calorimeter; emission spectrum; hadron calorimeter; low level photon counting technology; scintillating crystals; silicon photo-multipliers; total absorption calorimeter; Cerium; Collision mitigation; Cooling; Doping; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Photomultipliers; Photonic crystals; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3961-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402305