Plastic Scintillators Light Yield Energy Calibration.
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Currently we are investigating the inclusion of organotin compounds in polystyrene material to improve plastic scintillators full gamma-ray energy sensitivity with the ultimate goal of achieving spectroscopy. Accurate evaluation of light yield from the newly developed scintillators is crucial to assess merits of compounds and chemical process used in the scintillators development. Full gamma-ray energy peak in measured gammaray spectrum, resulting from total absorption of gamma-ray energy, would be ideal in evaluating the light yield from the new scintillators. However, full energy sensitivity achieved thus far is not statistically viable for fast and accurate light yield energy calibration from the new scintillators. The Compton edge in measured gamma-ray spectrum has been found as an alternate gamma-ray spectrum feature that can be exploited for characterizing the light yield energy from the newly developed plastic scintillators. In this study we present technique implemented for accurate light yield energy calibration using the Compton edge. Results obtained were very encouraging and promise the possibility of using the Compton edge for energy calibration in detectors with poor energy resolution such as plastic and liquid scintillators.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DHS/DNDO; USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1427195
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2015-10999J; 617431
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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