Positional Dependence of Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD) in a Monolithic CLLB Crystal

We report on the results of the positional-dependent pulse shape discrimination (PSD) parameter observed within a monolithic CLLB scintillation crystal. CLLB, a relatively novel inorganic scintillation crystal, is capable of PSD between gamma rays, neutrons, and alpha particles. In this work, we obs...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Woolf, Richard S, Phlips, Bernard F, Hutcheson, Anthony L, Maris, Andrew D, Wulf, Eric A
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 15.12.2020
Subjects
Alpha particles
Alpha rays
Angular resolution
Centroids
Collimation
Contaminants
Crystals
Dependence
Discrimination
Gamma rays
Pulse shape
Scintillation
Welding rods
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Summary:We report on the results of the positional-dependent pulse shape discrimination (PSD) parameter observed within a monolithic CLLB scintillation crystal. CLLB, a relatively novel inorganic scintillation crystal, is capable of PSD between gamma rays, neutrons, and alpha particles. In this work, we observed distinguishable differences in the pulse shapes for gamma-ray-induced events. The CLLB crystals used for this experiment are 5 cm (diameter) by 10 cm (length). By using monoenergetic 2.614 MeV photons from a set of thoriated welding rods and performing collimated scans along the length of the crystal, we found that the centroid of the PSD distribution shifted as a function of position. With positional-dependent PSD, one can obtain more accurate knowledge of the interaction location within a monolithic scintillation crystal. These results could lead to improved angular resolution in imaging systems employing scintillation crystals that exhibit this behavior. Lastly, an understanding of the dependence of the PSD as a function of position could give manufacturers a better understanding of the crystal properties and provide insight to the distribution of internal contaminants and dopants within the crystal.
ISSN:2331-8422