Title :
Waveshifters and scintillators for the detection of ionizing radiation
Author :
Ruchti, R. ; Karmgard, D. ; Albrecht, M. ; Andert, K. ; Anselmino, P. ; Baumbaugh, B. ; Bishop, J. ; Clendenen, V. ; Dauerty, H. ; Dreher, D. ; Hurlbut, C. ; Jensen, M. ; Kamat, N. ; Marchant, B. ; Marchant, J. ; McKenna, M. ; Rozzi, A. ; Slusher, A. ; So
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA
Abstract :
New waveshifter and scintillator materials are under development for use in detecting charged particles in tracking applications and for detecting showering particles in calorimetric applications. Goals have been to identify and produce fast and efficient dye materials that fluoresce in the middle of the visible spectrum where polystyrene and polyvinyltoluene have good optical transparency, to replace existing materials currently in use in the field of particle physics. As a result of this study, several fluorescent dyes have been identified with fast and efficient emission, that fluorescence in the green (λ ∼ 490-520 nm), and from these a number waveshifter and scintillator materials have been fabricated.
Keywords :
fluorescence; solid scintillation detectors; calorimetric applications; detecting charged particles; ionizing radiation detection; polystyrene; polyvinyltoluene; scintillators; showering particles; tracking applications; visible spectrum; waveshifters; Fluorescence; Ionizing radiation; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Physics; Radiation detectors; Sampling methods; Solid scintillation detectors; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1351881
