| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8172952 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The scintillation properties of trans-stilbene crystals grown for the first time by application of the solution growth technique to the scale of 10Â cm are reported. Measurements of the scintillation light output, pulse shape discrimination, and neutron detection efficiency were made with sets of crystals cut as 50Â cm diameter cylinders of different lengths from 0.3 to 10Â cm. Comparison to liquid scintillators and traditional melt-grown stilbene showed that at increasing sizes new solution-grown crystals exhibit better scintillation performance that makes them promising for use in large scale neutron detectors. Results are discussed in relation to structural imperfections attributed to different methods of growth.
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Authors
Natalia Zaitseva, Andrew Glenn, Leslie Carman, H. Paul Martinez, Robert Hatarik, Helmut Klapper, Stephen Payne,