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Title: Plastic scintillators relative gamma-ray light yield measurement

Abstract

Here 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 the relative light yield from the newly developed scintillators is crucial to assess merits of compounds and chemical processes used in the scintillators development and assess the scintillation efficiencies of the newly produced scintillators. Full gamma-ray energy peak in the measured gamma-ray spectrum, resulting from total absorption of gamma-ray energy, would be ideal in assessing the relative light yield. However, the significant number of new samples we are producing for investigation lead us to the possibility of using the Compton edge as an alternate spectral feature that can be exploited for expeditious characterization of the relative light yield in plastic scintillators. In this study we present a spectra gain matching approach, using a spectrum rebinning, for accurate relative light yield measurement using the Compton edge.

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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DHS-DNDO; USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1333614
Report Number(s):
SAND-2016-7956J
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; 646658
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 88; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; plastic scintillators; Compton edge; relative light yield; energy calibration; spectral matching; gain normalization; FFT

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Mengesha, Wondwosen, Feng, Patrick L., Cordaro, Joseph Gabriel, Myllenbeck, Nicholas R., Throckmorton, Daniel J., and Anstey, Mitchell R. Plastic scintillators relative gamma-ray light yield measurement. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4978288.
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Mengesha, Wondwosen, Feng, Patrick L., Cordaro, Joseph Gabriel, Myllenbeck, Nicholas R., Throckmorton, Daniel J., & Anstey, Mitchell R. Plastic scintillators relative gamma-ray light yield measurement. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978288
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Mengesha, Wondwosen, Feng, Patrick L., Cordaro, Joseph Gabriel, Myllenbeck, Nicholas R., Throckmorton, Daniel J., and Anstey, Mitchell R. Wed . "Plastic scintillators relative gamma-ray light yield measurement". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978288. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333614.
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@article{osti_1333614,
title = {Plastic scintillators relative gamma-ray light yield measurement},
author = {Mengesha, Wondwosen and Feng, Patrick L. and Cordaro, Joseph Gabriel and Myllenbeck, Nicholas R. and Throckmorton, Daniel J. and Anstey, Mitchell R.},
abstractNote = {Here 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 the relative light yield from the newly developed scintillators is crucial to assess merits of compounds and chemical processes used in the scintillators development and assess the scintillation efficiencies of the newly produced scintillators. Full gamma-ray energy peak in the measured gamma-ray spectrum, resulting from total absorption of gamma-ray energy, would be ideal in assessing the relative light yield. However, the significant number of new samples we are producing for investigation lead us to the possibility of using the Compton edge as an alternate spectral feature that can be exploited for expeditious characterization of the relative light yield in plastic scintillators. In this study we present a spectra gain matching approach, using a spectrum rebinning, for accurate relative light yield measurement using the Compton edge.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4978288},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
number = 3,
volume = 88,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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