New Scintillators for Focal Plane Detectors in Gamma-Ray Missions

Details New Scintillators for Focal Plane Detectors in Gamma-Ray Missions New Scintillators for Focal Plane Detectors in Gamma-Ray Missions

Dec 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005exa....20..333b&link_type=abstract

Experimental Astronomy, Volume 20, Issue 1-3, pp. 333-339

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Nuclear Astrophysics, Scintillators, Labr, Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

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Recent developments of cerium-doped lanthanum-halide scintillators like LaBr3:Ce show a remarkable performance in gamma-ray spectroscopy. When high energy resolution in combination with stopping power is required they provide excellent gamma-ray detector candidates for the use in space missions. Moreover, irradiation tests have shown that such detectors are radiation tolerant. In this paper we discuss a possible application of LaBr in nuclear astrophysics missions. We show results on recent proton irradiation tests at KVI in Groningen (NL) and discuss the damage and activation effects after irradiation. A possible implementation for a focal plane detector in a gamma-ray telescope and the expected performance is presented.

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