Title :
The Quest for the Ideal Scintillator for Hybrid Phototubes
Author :
Lubsandorzhiev, Bayarto K. ; Combettes, Bruno
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nucl. Res., Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper we present the results of extensive studies of scintillators for hybrid phototubes with luminescent screens. The results of the developments of the phototubes with a variety of scintillators are presented. New scintillator materials for such kind of application are discussed. The requirements for scintillators to use in such hybrid phototubes are formulated. It is shown that very fast and highly efficient inorganic scintillators like ZnO:Ga will be ideal scintillators for hybrid phototubes with luminescent screens.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; gallium; neutrino detection; photomultipliers; scintillation counters; semiconductor counters; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; PMTs; ZnO:Ga; hybrid phototubes; ideal scintillator; inorganic scintillator materials; luminescent screens; neutrino detection; photomultiplier tubes; Cathodes; Detectors; Diodes; Lakes; Neutrino sources; Photodetectors; Photoelectricity; Preamplifiers; Telescopes; Underwater tracking; Decay time; hybrid phototube; light yield; scintillator; single photoelectron resolution; time resolution;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2008.924060
