位置灵敏塑料探测器阵列

本文描述了一个有效探测面积为100×70cm~2的位置灵敏塑料闪烁探测器阵列,它由两条100×5×1cm和6条100×10×1cm的Pilot U型塑料闪烁体组成。用~(252)Cfα放射源测得10cm宽的闪烁体的时间分辨、位置分辨和能量分辨分别为740ps,5.7cm和60％;5cm宽的闪烁体分别为610ps,4.7cm和40％。     

软β核素内部样品塑料闪烁探测器

本文评价了塑料闪烁片用作软β核素探测器时的计数效率、β谱、本底谱和康普顿电子谱的特征。文中强调:采用胶合光导剂构成的系统是一种新型探测器(软β核素内部样品塑料闪烁探测器)。本文提出内部样品固体探测器、胶合光导剂和胶合闪烁光导剂的新概念。     

快中子探测器的效率刻度

本文叙述了用n-p散射方法刻度快中子探测器效率的基本原理、实验方法和测量结果。400 keV氘束轰击T-Ti靶,由T(d,n)~He反应得到15.2 MeV的中子,散射体是一个圆柱塑料闪烁体(φ2.2×3cm),飞行距离2m,时间分辨率约1.5ns,效率测量的能区范围为1—14MeV,对多次散射和几何条件作了修正,总的误差约2%。     

Scintillator‐based flat‐panel x‐ray imaging detectors

Abstract— Large‐area amorphous‐silicon flat‐panel x‐ray imaging detectors were introduced commercially about 10 years ago and have seen a steady increase in both volume and number of applications since. The flat‐panel‐detector industry was made possible by manufacturing methods and equipment first developed for the display industry. Here, the different types of flat‐panel detectors are described, with focus on the scintillator‐based TFT/photodiode detector. The manufacturing process used for these detectors is explained and compared to that for displays. Detector operation is detailed, and the various medical and industrial applications are described. Finally, the performance metrics for these detectors and the impact of the performance requirements on detector design are discussed.     

The use of energy windowing to discriminate SNM from NORM in radiation portal monitors

Energy windowing is an algorithmic alarm method that can be applied to plastic scintillator-based radiation portal monitor (RPM) systems to improve operational sensitivity to certain threat sources while reducing the alarm rates from naturally occurring radioactive material. Various implementations of energy windowing have been tested and documented by industry and at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and are available in commercial RPMs built by several manufacturers. Moreover, energy windowing is being used in many deployed RPMs to reduce nuisance alarms and improve operational sensitivity during the screening of cargo. This paper describes energy windowing algorithms and demonstrates how these algorithms succeed when applied to “controlled” experimental measurements and “real world” vehicle traffic data.     

新型无机闪烁体CeF3的时间特性研究

CeF3是新型快响应无机闪烁体．对近年国内研制的CeF3无机闪烁体的时间特性进行了研究，包括脉冲辐射诊断所关心的CeF3对快脉冲γ辐射源的时间响应．如上升时间、半高竟、脉冲后沿；同时推算并使用了用脉冲法获得晶体发光衰减常数的简单估算公式，获得的CeF3衰减常数值与国外研究同行其它测量方法得到的结果基本一致。     

狭长闪烁体光传输的研究

研究了光在狭长闪烁体内的传输问题，推导出了特定情况下的最佳传输条件。对于狭长的高折射率闪烁体，侧面抛光、充分利用全反射。同时将与探测面相对的端面做漫反射处理，可以获得较高的光收集效率。     

Growth and optical properties of LiF/LaF3 eutectic crystals

Neutron imaging devices employing a scintillator can be used in various fields, and eutectic crystals can be suitable for the imaging with a fine position resolution of a few hundred micrometers. Since LiF and LaF₃ have different refractive indexes of 1.41 and 1.64 at 300 nm, respectively, the eutectic crystal is expected to behave as a scintillator with light guiding properties. Thus, the optical properties of Ce-doped LiF/LaF₃ eutectic crystal grown by micro-pulling down method were investigated. The light output of LiF/Ce:LaF₃ eutectic crystal was relatively small. The emission peaks at 300 nm originating from Ce³⁺ of 5d–4f transition were observed under excitation by UV photons and 5.5 MeV alpha rays. Moreover, the photo-luminescence decay time of Ce-doped LiF/LaF₃ eutectic crystal was estimated to be 17 ± 1 ns.     

Ce3+ doped Lu3Al5O12 ceramics prepared by spark plasma sintering technology using micrometre powders: Microstructure,luminescence, and scintillation properties

Ce³⁺ doped Lu₃Al₅O₁₂ (Ce:LuAG) ceramics were fabricated by the solid-state reaction method through spark plasma sintering (SPS) from 1350 °C to 1700 °C for 5 min at a pressure of 50 MPa using micro powders. The average grain size of the SPSed ceramics gradually grew from 0.42 µm (1400 °C) to 1.55 µm (1700 °C), which is nearly one order of magnitude lower than that of vacuum sintered (VSed) Ce:LuAG ceramics (~24.6 µm). Characteristic Ce³⁺ emission peaking at around 510 nm appeared and 92% photoluminescence intensity of room temperature can be reserved at 200 °C revealing excellent thermal stability. The maximum radioluminescence intensity reached around 3 times of VSed Ce:LuAG ceramics and 7.8 times of BGO crystals. The maximum scintillation light yield under γ-ray (¹³⁷Cs) excitation reached 9634 pho/MeV @ 2 μs. It is concluded that SPS technology is a feasible way to develop Ce:LuAG ceramics and further optical enhancement can be expected.     

GdI3:Ce闪烁体中子探测性能测试与改进研究

为改善GdI₃:Ce闪烁体在探测中子过程中的γ抑制能力,使用Geant4和XCOM计算了其γ线性吸收系数,并通过模拟计算与实验测量研究了铅屏蔽法抑制γ的有效性。结果表明：GdI₃:Ce闪烁体在探测中子过程中易受低能γ射线的干扰;随着铅层厚度的增加,100 keV~1 MeV的γ射线对中子探测的干扰减小,而3~10 MeV的γ射线的干扰呈先增加后减小的趋势。对²⁵²Cf中子源的实验测试发现,在碘化钆闪烁体外围添加铅层后,中子峰得以显现;随着铅层厚度的增加,中子峰内净计数减小,而净计数与本底计数的比值上升。模拟和实验结果均表明,在使用GdI3:Ce闪烁体探测中子时,应根据中子探测效率和信噪比的优化确定γ屏蔽铅层的厚度。