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Non-proportionality in the scintillation response and the energy resolution obtainable with scintillation crystals

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 1995 · Vol. 42(6) · pp. 2190–2202

P. Dorenbos✉(Delft University of Technology)J.T.M. de Haas(Delft University of Technology)C.W.E. van Eijk(Delft University of Technology)

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Abstract

A review and new data are presented on the absolute photon yield emitted by "classical" (NaI(Tl/sup +/), CsI(Tl/sup +/), CsI(Na/sup +/), CaF/sub 2/(Eu/sup 2+/), Bi/sub 4/Ge/sub 3/O/sub 12/, and CdWO/sub 4/) and "modern" (BaF/sub 2/, Gd/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/(Ce/sup 3+/), YAlO/sub 3/(Ce/sup 3+/), Lu/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/(Ce/sup 3+/), Lu/sub 3/Al/sub 5/O/sub 12/(Sc/sup 3+/), and K/sub 2/LaCl/sub 5/(Ce/sup 3+/)) scintillation crystals after absorption of X-rays and /spl gamma/-rays of energies ranging from 5 keV to 1 MeV. Factors influencing the energy resolution with which high energy photons can be detected with scintillator-photomultiplier combinations are reviewed. Attention is especially focused on the effects of nonproportionality in the scintillation response on the energy resolution.

Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsScintillationScintillatorScintillation counterPhysicsPhotomultiplierPhotonAtomic physicsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Nuclear physicsOptics

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