Performance of Several Solid State Photomultipliers with CLYC Scintillator

\(Cs_2LiYCl_6:Ce^{3+}\) (CLYC) is an inorganic scintillator that has recently garnered attention for its ability to detect and discriminate between gammas and thermal neutrons. We investigate several important performance parameters of three different solid state photomultipliers (SSPMs) when readin...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Mesick, Katherine E, Stonehill, Laura C, Morrell, Jonathan T, Coupland, Daniel D S
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.12.2015
Subjects
Energy resolution
Linearity
Parameters
Photomultiplier tubes
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Physics - Nuclear Experiment
Pulse shape
Scintillation counters
Solid state
Thermal neutrons
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Summary:\(Cs_2LiYCl_6:Ce^{3+}\) (CLYC) is an inorganic scintillator that has recently garnered attention for its ability to detect and discriminate between gammas and thermal neutrons. We investigate several important performance parameters of three different solid state photomultipliers (SSPMs) when reading out CLYC crystals: linearity, energy resolution, and pulse shape and discrimination ability. These performance parameters are assessed at a variety of temperatures between -20\(^{\circ}\)C and +50\(^{\circ}\)C.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1512.01155