Title :
A measurement of the light yield of common inorganic scintillators
Author :
Holl, I. ; Lorenz, E. ; Mageras, G.
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. fur Phys. & Astrophys., Munich, West Germany
Abstract :
The light yield in photons per magaelectronvolt of some common inorganic scintillating crystals has been measured with silicon photodiodes. Incident particles are gammas in the 1-MeV region. The light signal was calibrated against 60-keV gammas converted directly in the photodiode depletion layer. Among the tested materials CsI(Tl) gave the highest light yield of 52000 photons/MeV deposited energy.<>
Keywords :
gamma-ray detection and measurement; scintillation counters; CsI:Tl; gammas; inorganic scintillators; light yield; Cathodes; Diodes; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical coupling; Optical surface waves; Photodiodes; Photonic crystals; Q measurement; Resins; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
