Title :
Performance of a Thallium Chloride Scintiliator as a Total Absorption Shower Cascade Detector
Author :
Schilling, R.F. ; Crawford, J.F. ; Ford, R.L. ; Hofstadter, R. ; Hughes, E.B. ; O´Neill, L.H. ; Farukhi, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics and High Energy Physics Laboratory Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
fDate :
6/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Studies have been made of the performance of a large sample of the new heavy scintillator TlCl(Be,I) as a total absorption shower cascade (TASC) detector for high energy electrons and gamma rays. The observed energy resolution for electrons in the range 0.1 to 15 GeV is reported and compared to a Monte Carlo calculation of expected fluctuations in energy leakage from the crystal volume. The performance of this new scintillator and its potential applications are discussed.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electrons; Energy resolution; Fluctuations; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Monte Carlo methods; Solid scintillation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1972.4326714
