Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to α-particles from 241Am

Rofors, E. et al. (2019) Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to α-particles from 241Am. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 929, pp. 90-96. (doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.014)

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Abstract

The response of a position-sensitive Li-glass scintillator detector to -particles from a collimated ²⁴¹Am source scanned across the face of the detector has been measured. Scintillation light was read out by an 8 x 8 pixel multi-anode photomultiplier and the signal amplitude for each pixel has been recorded for every position on a scan. The pixel signal is strongly dependent on position and in general several pixels will register a signal (a hit) above a given threshold. The effect of this threshold on hit multiplicity is studied, with a view to optimize the single-hit efficiency of the detector.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Boyd, Laura and Montgomery, Dr Rachel and Annand, Dr John
Authors: Rofors, E., Perrey, H., Al Jebali, R., Annand, J.R.M., Boyd, L., Clemens, U., Desert, S., Engels, R., Fissum, K.G., Frielinghaus, H., Gheorghe, C., Hall-Wilton, R., Jaksch, S., Jalgén, A., Kanaki, K., Kemmerling, G., Maulerova, V., Mauritzson, N., Montgomery, R., Scherzinger, J., and Seitz, B.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0168-9002
ISSN (Online):1872-9576
Published Online:07 March 2019
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2019 The Authors
First Published:First published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment 929: 90-96
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
190828EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensing and MeasurementAndrew HarveyEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/L016753/1P&S - Physics & Astronomy