A NEW SCINTILLATING PLASTIC FORMED BY ION-BEAM MODIFICATION

Authors
WHITMAN PG FAY TD BERNARD DL SHEU WJ WANG YQ GLASS GA
Citation
Pg. Whitman et al., A NEW SCINTILLATING PLASTIC FORMED BY ION-BEAM MODIFICATION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 127, 1997, pp. 716-718
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168583X
Volume
127
Year of publication
1997
Pages
716 - 718
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(1997)127:<716:ANSPFB>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A non-scintillating plastic sample in the form of a 6-mu m-thin film w as exposed to a 1-MeV proton beam at dosages ranging from 10(7) to 10( 9) rad/cm(2). The film was found to be luminescent when exposed to ult raviolet light. The intensity of the luminescence is a direct function of the damage to the film and there is no evidence of luminescence on unexposed regions. The luminescence increased to a maximum within 72 h after exposure and remained constant thereafter.