; Shin, S.H. Dawlaty, J.M. Nair, R.R. Unfortunately, relatively few cubic crystalline phases are thermodynamically and environmentally stable enough to achieve the degree of phase purity required to form transparent ceramics, thus limiting candidate lists for new materials development efforts. Three types of inorganic scintillators, namely, cadmium tungstate (CdWO, For gamma-ray spectroscopy, a PMT (R6233-100, Hamamatsu Photonics), a preamplifier (2007 B, Canberra), and a digitizer (DT5725, Caen) were used to measure the amount of scintillating light and gamma-ray energy spectra [. 12 0 obj IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency. ; Lee, K.Y. The detector prototype that was developed, which is capable of detecting gamma rays with a pretty high efficiency, is an array of 10 10 CsI (Tl) scintillators with an individual size of 1 1 1 cm 3. Several geometrical arrangements can be devised, being either rectangular and/or with more sparsely distributed scintillators, with a tradeoff between the space resolution and cost. ; Shin, S.H. In harsh environments, such as nuclear-fuel-rod pools or for oil-well logging, a rugged material, such as a transparent ceramic, is desirable. J. Astron. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89795-z, M. Sammartini, M. Gandola, F. Mele, B. Garavelli, D. Macera, P. Pozzi, G. Bertuccio, A CdTe pixel detectorCMOS preamplifier for room temperature high sensitivity and energy resolution X and ray spectroscopic imaging. One possible arrangement in particular is worth mentioning, i.e., a linear array in a fashion similar to the airport baggage scanners. A few commercial transparent ceramics are Lumicera lenses (a barium-based oxide made by Murata Mfg. endobj ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Gamma-ray (-ray) spectroscopy is a quick and nondestructive analytical technique that can be used to identify various radioactive isotopes in a sample. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8120543, Kim, Jin Ho, Seunghyeon Kim, Siwon Song, Taeseob Lim, Jae Hyung Park, Jinhong Kim, Cheol Ho Pyeon, Sung Won Hwang, and Bongsoo Lee. Nucl. articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without Advances in device imaging capabilities are also crucial to this domain of astrophysics even though most sources are point sources; this allows the use of hard X-ray focusing optics to improve telescope sensitivity by several orders of magnitude and this additionally provides polarimetric capability. The individual elements of the array were characterized, and a possible configuration as a radioactive waste scanner was proposed. Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view. For more information, please refer to those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). ; Ger, M.D. ADS "A Scintillator Array Table with Spectroscopic Features" Sensors 22, no. A 436(12), 120126 (1999). A 546(12), 192199 (2005). 7435, 743503743501 (2009), U.N. Roy, G.S. most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. ; Jang, K.W. Chapter 5 Gamma-ray Spectrometry with Scintillators The most important application of scintillation detectors is photon (X- and -rays) spectroscopy. ); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY, Free format text: The results are reported in, In light of these promising results, the FLUKA code was used to perform two simulations in order to assess the possible performances of a larger table array [. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. Instrum. Becker, E.M.; Farsoni, A.T.; Alhawsawi, A.M.; Alemayehu, B. As listed in, For remote gamma-ray spectroscopy, the FORS fabricated and measured gamma energy spectra with different lengths of POF up to 3 m. However, the amount of scintillating light decreases, and energy resolution deteriorates owing to phenomena such as light attenuation and modal dispersion of the step index multimode POF. interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. Methods Phys. Because of this distortion mechanism, the gamma-ray energy spectra measured remotely using a FORS have a lower energy resolution in a photopeak than in the case of a direct gamma-ray spectroscopy system without a POF [, In a previous study on measuring the gamma-ray energy spectra using an FORS, the amount of scintillating light and energy resolution were reduced when the length of the POF was increased [, Generally, gamma-ray spectroscopy is widely used for the identification and quantification of radionuclides in the laboratory. Available online: Teja, N.R. You are accessing a machine-readable page. stream This technique relies on the detection and analysis of gamma rays emitted from radioactive sources. Nucl. Because liquids and plastics can be made into detectors of flexible size and shape, they find many applications in the direct detection of charged particle radiations. 297 313. ; Hwang, S.W. The detector prototype that was developed, which is capable of detecting gamma rays with a pretty high efficiency, is an array of 10 10 CsI(Tl) scintillators with an individual size of 1 1 1 cm, The CsI(Tl) scintillator has been very well known for many years, and represents a comfortable solution for medium-resolution gamma counting and spectroscopy. The illustrations with realized space instruments are the best examples of possible implementations. A High Performance Scintillator for Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Full Record Related Research Abstract This SBIR program at CapeSym with Fisk University as subcontractor was focused on development of CHC (CsHfCl 6) and its variants CsHfCl 6-x Br x scintillators. Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI(Tl) Equipment Required Electronic Instrumentation o SPA38 Integral Assembly consisting of a 38 mm x 38 mm NaI(Tl) Scintillator, Photomultiplier Tube, and PMT Base with Stand . https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8120543, Kim JH, Kim S, Song S, Lim T, Park JH, Kim J, Pyeon CH, Hwang SW, Lee B. Gamma-ray Spectroscopy Using Inorganic Scintillator Coated with Reduced Graphene Oxide in Fiber-Optic Radiation Sensor. ; Kim, H.J. These pulses may be read out with a photodetector and processed to provide gamma-ray spectroscopy. positive feedback from the reviewers. %PDF-1.4 225. In gamma-ray spectroscopy, the energy of incident gamma-rays is measured by a detector. Disclaimer/Publishers Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely ; Hong, S.H. We are a US 501(c)(3) non-profit library, building a global archive of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Polarization of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula as Observed by the Integral/IBIS Telescope (2008). The scintillation occurs when scintillator electrons, excited by the energy of the photon, return to their ground state. Please note that many of the page functionalities won't work as expected without javascript enabled. Remote detection of radioactive material using high-power pulsed electromagnetic radiation. and J.H.P. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00950-4, S. Howalt Owe, I. Kuvvetli, C. Budtz-Jrgensen, A. Zoglauer, Evaluation of a Compton camera concept using the 3D CdZnTe drift strip detectors. See further details. ODell, On understanding the figures of merit for detection and measurement of x-ray polarization. 4(2), 021411 (2018). To evaluate the performance of the FORS, which has different types of inorganic scintillators, we measured the gamma-ray energy spectra of. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021410, C.E. Cd(Zn)Te Detectors for Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astronomy. However, these materials are available only as single crystals. Zhu, Y.; Murali, S.; Cai, W.; Li, X.; Suk, J.W. Singh etal., Astrosat mission. The thallium doping of the crystal is critical for shifting the wavelength of the light photons into the Jeong, M.; Van, B.; Wells, B.T. Second, development of CHC as a dual neutron-gamma detector. You seem to have javascript disabled. Instrum. 48(4), 950959 (2001). Sci. (eds) Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics. Indeed, the use of a suitable multichannel table detector, built according to our scheme, can facilitate this task. https://doi.org/10.3390/s90503491, R. Devanathan, L.R. In addition to gamma-ray spectroscopy and MeV radiography, we are interested in extending our fabrication expertise to develop improved scintillators for medical applications (keV imaging and positron-emission tomography), particle physics (hadron calorimetry, rare-event detectors), and well logging for oil and mineral exploration. of natural or induced radioactivity, Prospecting or detecting by the use of nuclear radiation, e.g. ; Huang, S.Y. ;ASSIGNOR:SEEMAN, BRONISLAW;REEL/FRAME:003891/0643, PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YEAR, PL 96-517 (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M170); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY, PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY, MAINTENANCE FEE HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID. Song, S.; Kim, J.; Park, J.H. Anusha, B.; Kumar, D.S. Widespread use of scintillators as gamma-ray detectors is largely generated by their extensive availability and tunable properties, such high light output, high stopping power (Z, A High Performance Scintillator for Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION, Radiation Detection, Scintillator, Cesium Hafnium Chloride, Neutron Detection, Gamma Detection. For MeV radiography, moderate light yield terbium-doped scintillating glass sheets, such as that produced by Industrial Quality Inc. (IQI glass), may be coupled to imaging cameras.7 An alternative is the General Electric radiography scintillator ceramic, HiLight, a Eu-doped bixbyite(Gd,Y)2O3with better light yield and stopping power about 2 that of scintillating glass.8 We are developing fabrication methods for extremely low optical scatter Lu2O3(Eu) ceramic sheets that offer 4 better stopping power and 3.5 higher light yield than scintillating glass, thus potentially improving imaging throughput by more than 12. Some challenges and limitations remain. The major challenges in growth of CHC have been purification of HfCl4 and maintaining stoichiometry of the charge during crystal growth. The light yield is the highest ever reported for an undoped crystal, and CHC also exhibits excellent light, This paper focuses on recent successful and improved growth runs of single phase Cs, Scintillator crystals play an important role in the radiation detection field. vol. Astron. [. articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without The typical maximal commercially available dimensions of good quality crystals for X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy are 30 30 2 mm for CdTe detectors by Acrorad Co., Ltd. (Siemens Inc.) and 40 40 10 mm . All articles published by MDPI are made immediately available worldwide under an open access license. Res. It had a light yield of 36,000 photons/MeV and an energy resolution of 4.0% at 662 keV. PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY, Free format text: A similar arrangement could be useful in the context of radioactive waste sorting and repackaging, which involves opening old drums and sorting their contents in terms of activity in order to reduce the radwaste volume. It has a very good light yield of about 60,000 photons/MeV (for gamma radiation) [, The scintillation light is read out by means of a 10 10 array of SiPMs, assembled on a home-developed electronic board featuring all of the individual polarization networks and readout circuits, a scheme of which is shown in, The table can be operated in three modes: (i) as an overall gamma radiation counter, where the global counting rate is the sum of all individual counting rates; (ii) as a rough proximity imaging system with 1 cm, In order to assess the single-photon detection capability of the SiPMs, the voltage supply was raised, operating at a higher gain to inspect the lower-energy part of the spectrum. NS 17, pp. for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Universit Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA. The very high vapormore pressure of HfCl4 makes maintaining the correct stoichiometry during purification challenging. SPIE Proc. To use positron annihilation radiation to determine the mass of the electron and to observe correlated gamma rays. Elsner, S.L. For 9144, 91441S (2014), H. Tajima, S. Watanabe, Y. Fukazawa, etal., Design and performance of soft gamma-ray detector onboard the Hitomi (ASTRO-H) satellite. ; Guinea, F.; Peres, N.M.R. Complementing the success of high resistivity silicon and high purity germanium, the need for new high density and high atomic number (Z) materials has quickly become crucial. The presumably radioactive material can be placed on top of the table, providing a quick response in terms of the global counting rate and its spatial distribution. Instrum. scintillation detector. The PAMELA experiment on satellite and its capability in cosmic rays measurements. This work was supported by the Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (Alan Janos) and the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Enhanced Surveillance Subprogram (Patrick Allen). High-energy astrophysics in space instruments is very demanding in terms of crystal quality and uniformity compared to other industrial applications (medical imaging, homeland security, nuclear safety). In the strong elec-tric elds near crystal nuclei, a gamma ray can create an electron-positron pair as long as the gamma ray energy exceeds 1.022 MeV (the rest mass energy of an electron and positron). Please let us know what you think of our products and services. permission provided that the original article is clearly cited. To evaluate the FORS performance, we determined the optimal thickness of the RGO membrane and measured the amounts of scintillating light and gamma energy spectra using radioactive isotopes such as, One of the most widely used gamma-ray detection methods is gamma-ray spectroscopy, which can be employed to determine the types and quantities of gamma-ray-emitting radioisotopes in nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants and radioactive waste-disposal sites [, The identification and quantification of gamma-emitting radioisotopes using in situ gamma-ray spectroscopy are critical in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the disposal of radioactive waste. methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. Plasmon Enhanced Ultraviolet Photoluminescence from Hybrid Structures of Graphene/ZnO Films. ; Kim, S.; Lim, T.; Kim, J.H. Stahle, 3-D position sensitive CdZnTe gamma-ray spectrometers. 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