SCINTILLATION-BUBBLE CHAMBER

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · Rev. Sci. Instr.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716918· OSTI ID:4155881

Minehart, R C; Milburn, R H

A solution of 33 g of naphthalene and 133 mg of PBD phosphor in a liter of liquid propane was found to perform as a liquid scintillation counter at temperatures of 65 to 75 ction prod- C. This solution also functions comparably to pure propane as a bubble chamber filling. Scintillations were obtained from 100 to 145-Mev protons as well as from minimum-ionizing particles. This precludes Cherenkov radiation as the dominant scintillation mechanism, and shows that the processes of scintillation and bubble nucleation are compatible in the propane solution. Using a gated photomoltiplier system, a number of chamberscintillation-controlled photographs were made of cosmicray tracks. (auth)

• Research Organization: Havard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-010652
• OSTI ID: 4155881
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instr., Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instr. Vol. Vol: 31
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BUBBLE CHAMBERS
BUBBLES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHERENKOV RADIATION
ENERGY
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
IMAGES
LIQUIDS
NAPHTHALENE
NUCLEATE BOILING
PARTICLE TRACKS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
PROPANE
PROTONS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SCINTILLATIONS
SOLUTIONS