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)

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

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
190828		EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensing and Measurement	Andrew Harvey	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/L016753/1	P&S - Physics & Astronomy