A novel YAG:Ce/CsI:Tl phoswich detector consisting of transparent ceramic scintillator for α–γ discrimination
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Abstract
Developing a ceramic scintillator operating in a phoswich detector is a feasible way for pulse shape discrimination. A YAG:Ce transparent ceramic scintillator has been synthesized by using the vacuum sintering method. In this work, we present a new phoswich detector mainly developed for the determination of low radioactivity levels. The system was constructed by combining a transparent ceramic scintillator, for the detection of α particles, and a CsI:Tl crystal, for the detection of γ-rays. With the device proposed here, the particle identification in a mixed α–γ field has been achieved with the rise time discrimination method. Furthermore, the figure of merit can also be improved using the phoswich detector. The higher reliability, simplicity, and low cost of the design that combines ceramics and crystals make the YAG ceramic have extremely good application prospects.
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OpenAlex topics: Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies · Nuclear Physics and Applications · Particle Detector Development and Performance
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College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, China
Funding
National Key Laboratory of Materology and Calibration Techniques · National Natural Science Foundation of China
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