Title :
Advances in Yield Calibration of Scintillators
Author :
De Haas, Johan T M ; Dorenbos, Pieter
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Sci., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By means of a photomultiplier tube, a Si-photodiode, and a Si-avalanche photodiode, the absolute scintillation yield of recently developed LaBr3:Ce, LaCl3:Ce, and (Lu,Y)2SiO5:Ce scintillators and traditional Lu2SiO5:Ce, Bi4Ge3O12, NaI:Tl, CsI:Tl, and CsI:Na scintillators were determined. These are all well known scintillators that cover emission wavelengths from 250 nm to 750 nm. By comparing the scintillation yield independently measured with the three different photon detectors reliable yield values are obtained.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; calibration; gamma-ray detection; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; readout electronics; solid scintillation detectors; (Lu,Y)2SiO5:Ce scintillators; (LuY)2SiO5:Ce; BGO; Bi4Ge3O12; Bi4Ge3O12 scintillators; CsI:Na; CsI:Na scintillators; CsI:Tl; CsI:Tl scintillators; LSO; LYSO; LaBr3:Ce; LaBr3:Ce scintillators; LaCl3:Ce; LaCl3:Ce scintillators; Lu2SiO5:Ce; Lu2SiO5:Ce scintillators; NaI:Tl; NaI:Tl scintillators; Si-avalanche photodiode; calibration; photodiode readout; photomultiplier tube; photon detectors; wavelength 250 nm to 750 nm; Bismuth; Calibration; Cathodes; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Photodiodes; Photomultipliers; Reflectivity; Solid scintillation detectors; Wavelength measurement; Absolute scintillation yield; gamma detectors; photodiode readout; scintillators;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2008.922819
