Scintillation properties of solution-grown trans-stilbene single crystals

Zaitseva, Natalia; Glenn, Andrew; Carman, Leslie; Paul Martinez, H.; Hatarik, Robert; Klapper, Helmut; Payne, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.03.090

Scintillation properties of solution-grown trans-stilbene single crystals

Journal Article · Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.03.090· OSTI ID:1764317

Zaitseva, Natalia ^[1]; Glenn, Andrew ^[1]; Carman, Leslie ^[1]; Paul Martinez, H. ^[1]; Hatarik, Robert ^[1]; Klapper, Helmut ^[2]; Payne, Stephen ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Inst. für Kristallographie, Aachen (Germany)

The scintillation properties of trans-stilbene crystals grown for the first time by application of the solution growth technique to the scale of 10 cm are reported. Measurements of the scintillation light output, pulse shape discrimination, and neutron detection efficiency were made with sets of crystals cut as 50 cm diameter cylinders of different lengths from 0.3 to 10 cm. Comparison to liquid scintillators and traditional melt-grown stilbene showed that at increasing sizes new solution-grown crystals exhibit better scintillation performance that makes them promising for use in large scale neutron detectors. Results are discussed in relation to structural imperfections attributed to different methods of growth.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1764317

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22460961
OSTI ID: 1247379

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--662615; 783966

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Issue: C Vol. 789; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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