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Systematics in the light response of BGO, CsI(T1) and GSO(Ce) scintillators to charged particles

Avdeichikov, Vladimir LU ; Jakobsson, Bo LU ; Nikitin, VA ; Nomokonov, PV and Wegner, A (2002) In Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment 484(1-3). p.251-258
Abstract
The light response of a BGO crystal has been measured for particles Z = 1-8, A = 1-16 in the energy range similar to2-60 A MeV. The reaction products are identified by a DeltaE(Si) - E(Sci/PD) telescope, The position of the jump in the value of the signal from the PD at the punch-through points is used to calibrate both the DeltaE(Si) and E(Sci/PD) scales in MeV. The dependence of the light output on the energy E, ion atomic number Z and mass A is parameterized by the power law relation, L(Z, A, E) = a(1)((Z, A))E(a2(Z, A)). The parameters a(1) and a(2) have a smooth dependence on Z for all three crystals. The mass dependence of a(1), a(2) is deduced as a simple analytical expression, The systematics of these parameters is presented for... (More)
The light response of a BGO crystal has been measured for particles Z = 1-8, A = 1-16 in the energy range similar to2-60 A MeV. The reaction products are identified by a DeltaE(Si) - E(Sci/PD) telescope, The position of the jump in the value of the signal from the PD at the punch-through points is used to calibrate both the DeltaE(Si) and E(Sci/PD) scales in MeV. The dependence of the light output on the energy E, ion atomic number Z and mass A is parameterized by the power law relation, L(Z, A, E) = a(1)((Z, A))E(a2(Z, A)). The parameters a(1) and a(2) have a smooth dependence on Z for all three crystals. The mass dependence of a(1), a(2) is deduced as a simple analytical expression, The systematics of these parameters is presented for BGO, CsI(Tl) and GSO(Ce) scintillators as a function of Z, A. Calculations of the response function, based on the Murray-Mayer model provide an excellent description of the shape of L(Z, A, E) versus E dependence, but show some deviations in the individual ion normalization constant for the BGO and GSO(Ce) scintillators. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
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484
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  author       = {{Avdeichikov, Vladimir and Jakobsson, Bo and Nikitin, VA and Nomokonov, PV and Wegner, A}},
  issn         = {{0167-5087}},
  keywords     = {{light ions; inorganic scintillators; response function; energy; calibration}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1-3}},
  pages        = {{251--258}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment}},
  title        = {{Systematics in the light response of BGO, CsI(T1) and GSO(Ce) scintillators to charged particles}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01963-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01963-5}},
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