Published June 2012 | Version v1
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Low temperature light yield measurements in NaI and NaI(Tl)

Creators

  • 1. Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics, Tuebingen (Germany)
  • 2. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

The scintillation light output of a pure and a thallium doped sodium iodide (NaI) crystal under irradiation with 5.486 MeV α particles has been measured over a temperature range from 1.7 K to 300 K. Estimates of the decay time constant at three selected temperatures are given. For pure NaI an increase in light yield towards low temperatures could be confirmed and measured at higher precision. For NaI(Tl) below 60 K an increase in light output has been found. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2061-7

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2061-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 1-4
ISSN
1434-6044

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
43091974
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA PARTICLES; DE-EXCITATION; DOPED MATERIALS; EXCITED STATES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ION COLLISIONS; LIFETIME; MEV RANGE 01-10; SCINTILLATIONS; SODIUM IODIDES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; THALLIUM ADDITIONS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; DATA; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; MEV RANGE; NUMERICAL DATA; PHOSPHORS; RADIATIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HALIDES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THALLIUM ALLOYS