SCINTILLATION RESPONSE OF NUCLEAR-PARTICLE DETECTORS

Authors
MICHAELIAN K MENCHACAROCHA A BELMONTMORENO E
Citation
K. Michaelian et al., SCINTILLATION RESPONSE OF NUCLEAR-PARTICLE DETECTORS, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 356(2-3), 1995, pp. 297-303
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
356
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
297 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1995)356:2-3<297:SROND>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We derive simple algebraic expressions for the ion-induced light outpu t response of most of the popular scintillation detectors used in nucl ear and particle physics. The analytical calculation is based on a mod el for the energy deposition by secondary electrons scattered along th e track of the ion, and the subsequent energy transport to luminescenc e centers. Predictions are compared with published experimental data f or various scintillating materials over a wide range of incident ions and energies.