Light yield nonproportionality of CsI(Tl), CsI(Na), and YAP

Author

Mengesha, W. ; Taulbee, T.D. ; Rooney, B.D. ; Valentine, J.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. & Ind. & Nucl. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

9-15 Nov 1997

Firstpage

169

Abstract

CsI(Tl), CsI(Na), and YAP light yield nonproportionality has been characterized using the Compton Coincidence Technique. Measured electron responses were used to analytically calculate photon responses of scintillators studied. Results from electron response measurement and photon response calculation were then compared with previously reported results. While the CsI(Na) electron response was observed to have the largest deviation from proportionality (about 40%), YAP was observed to have a nearly proportional response. CsI(Tl) and CsI(Na) calculated photon responses are generally in agreement to within 1% with measured photon responses for photon energies above 60 keV. Below 60 keV, deviations up to 5% were observed in the calculated responses

Keywords

caesium compounds; scintillation; sodium; solid scintillation detectors; thallium; yttrium compounds; Compton coincidence technique; CsI(Na); CsI(Tl); CsI:Na; CsI:Tl; YAP; YAlO3; light yield nonproportionality; Crystalline materials; Electrons; Energy measurement; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Solid scintillation detectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4258-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672562

Filename

672562