A NEW LOOK AT LUMINESCENCE AND SCINTILLATION DETECTION

A model, originally developed for the specific luminescence of thin fi lms, has been adapted to predict the light-output response (L(E0)) of scintillator detectors to heavy-ions. The light response is simulated from purely physical principles and normalized to the experimental L v s. DELTAE data. Calibration of the detector is therefore facilitated b y requiring fewer (L, DELTAE) points and can be safely interpolated or extrapolated into regions where calibration points do not exist. The model is applied to available data from DELTAE(Si) + L arrays with CsI (Tl) scintillators.