A fast detector for single-shot positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy |
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Authors: | DB Cassidy AP Mills Jr |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0413, USA |
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Abstract: | When an intense sub-nanosecond positron pulse impinges upon a target, a pulse of γ-rays is created which can yield information concerning electron–positron pairs just prior to annihilation. Many conventional γ-ray detectors are unable to exploit the timing information contained within such pulses, and we describe here the development of a fast detector that is able to do so. Using a single-crystal PbF2 Cherenkov radiator coupled to a fast photomultiplier tube (PMT), we have produced a detector with a time response of 4 ns (primarily determined by the PMT response), as well as a low-efficiency detector with a sub-nanosecond response. Since 511 keV photons produce very little Cherenkov light, the problem of photomultiplier saturation is mitigated and this detector is therefore well suited to single-shot positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (SSPALS) measurements. |
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Keywords: | Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy |
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