Scintillator-based low energy particle imaging spectrometer

The Low-energy Imaging Particle Spectrometer (LIPS) is configured as a "pinhole camera" with particle-specific scintillator focal planes. The scintillators are designed specifically to respond only to either protons or electrons within a specific energy range. The scintillators are coupled...

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Main Authors GALICA GARY E, STAFFORD-EVANS JOY S. G, SCIRE-SCAPPUZZO FRANCESCA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.04.2008
Subjects
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The Low-energy Imaging Particle Spectrometer (LIPS) is configured as a "pinhole camera" with particle-specific scintillator focal planes. The scintillators are designed specifically to respond only to either protons or electrons within a specific energy range. The scintillators are coupled directly to a multi-anode photomultiplier tube (PMT). Owing to their particle-specific response, the scintillators themselves provide the particle discrimination. The pulse amplitude defines the particle energy and the spatial position provides angular information.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050129754