Title :
Absolute number of scintillation photons in liquid xenon by alpha-particles
Author :
Miyajima, M. ; Sasaki, S. ; Tawara, H. ; Shibamura, E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. for High Energy Phys., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The absolute scintillation yield was determined to be 3.26*10/sup 5/ for alpha-particles of 5.303 MeV in liquid xenon. This result followed from fitting the absolute photoelectron yields measured with a vacuum-ultraviolet sensitive photomultiplier, which was used as a photodiode, to the results of Monte Carlo simulation.<>
Keywords :
alpha-particle effects; scintillation; ultraviolet photoelectron spectra; xenon; Monte Carlo simulation; Xe; absolute photoelectron yields; absolute scintillation yield; alpha-particles; vacuum-ultraviolet sensitive photomultiplier; Educational institutions; Electrooptic effects; Gamma rays; Laboratories; Photomultipliers; Radiation detectors; Rough surfaces; Solid scintillation detectors; Surface roughness; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0513-2
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258876
