a crystal or phosphor capable of emitting scintillations
scintillator in American English
(ˈsɪntlˌeitər)
noun
Physics
a phosphor capable of producing scintillations
Word origin
[1870–75; scintillate + -or2]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, giveaway, immobilize, onshore, upgrade
Examples of 'scintillator' in a sentence
scintillator
The inorganic scintillator may be an alternative.
Costa Pereira Maria da Conceição, Filho Tufic Madi, Berretta José Roberto, NáhuelCárdenas José Patrício, Iglesias Rodrigues Antonio Carlos 2018, 'RESPONSE OF CsI:Pb SCINTILLATOR CRYSTAL TO NEUTRON RADIATION', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817001005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this experiment, isotopically enriched xenon gas was loaded into the highly radiopure liquid scintillator.
Itaru Shimizu, Mark Chen 2019, 'Double Beta Decay Experiments With Loaded Liquid Scintillator', Frontiers in Physicshttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphy.2019.00033/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Substitution of semiconductor detectors instead of scintillator in these cameras has been effectively studied.
M Hajizadeh-Safar, M Ghorbani, S Khoshkharam, Z Ashrafi 2014, 'Study of a New Design of P-N Semiconductor Detector Array for Nuclear Medicine Imagingby Monte Carlo Simulation Codes', Journal of Medical Signals and Sensorshttp://www.jmss.mui.ac.ir/article.asp?issn=2228-7477;year=2014;volume=4;issue=3;spage=231;epage=235;aulast=Hajizadeh-Safar. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A thin plate of a plastic scintillator for detecting a beta-ray was developed.
Nam Jong Soo, Choi Yong Seok, Hong Sang Bum, Seo Bum Kyung, Moon Jei Kwon, Choi JongWon 2017, 'Study on the Characteristics of a Scintillator for Beta-ray Detection using EpoxyResin', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The detector utilizes a solid bibenzyl scintillator and four photomultiplier tubes.
Khater Hesham, Sitaraman Shiva, Hall James, Hatarik Robert, Caggiano Joseph, WaltzCory 2017, 'Shielding Design for the South Pole nToF Diagnostic at the NIF', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715303005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The substance has not been used as scintillator dopant before.
Anna Wieczorek, Kamil Dulski, Szymon Niedźwiecki, Dominika Alfs, Piotr Białas, CatalinaCurceanu, Eryk Czerwiński, Andrzej Danel, Aleksander Gajos, Bartosz Głowacz, MarekGorgol, Beatrix Hiesmayr, Bożena Jasińska, Krzysztof Kacprzak, Daria Kamińska, ŁukaszKapłon, Andrzej Kochanowski, Grzegorz Korcyl, Paweł Kowalski, Tomasz Kozik, WojciechKrzemień, Ewelina Kubicz, Mateusz Kucharek, Muhsin Mohammed, Monika Pawlik-Niedźwiecka,Marek Pałka, Lech Raczyński, Zbigniew Rudy, Oleksandr Rundel, Neha G Sharma, MichałSilarski, Tomasz Uchacz, Wojciech Wiślicki, Bożena Zgardzińska, Marcin Zieliński,Paweł Moskal 2017, 'Novel scintillating material 2-(4-styrylphenyl)benzoxazole for the fully digital andMRI compatible J-PET tomograph based on plastic scintillators.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703468?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The prepared large-area plastic scintillator was evaluated for the characteristics in the laboratory.
Nam Jong Soo, Choi Yong Seok, Hong Sang Bum, Seo Bum Kyung, Moon Jei Kwon, Choi JongWon 2017, 'Study on the Characteristics of a Scintillator for Beta-ray Detection using EpoxyResin', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Using plastic scintillator and fibre optic makes this dosimeter water-equivalent, a very desirable dosimetric property.
James Archer, Enbang Li, Marco Petasecca, Andrew Dipuglia, Matthew Cameron, AndrewStevenson, Chris Hall, Daniel Hausermann, Anatoly Rosenfeld, Michael Lerch 2017, 'X-ray microbeam measurements with a high resolution scintillator fibre-optic dosimeter',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-12697-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pulse height spectra and total counts of the prepared plastic scintillator were similar to a commercial plastic scintillator.
Nam Jong Soo, Choi Yong Seok, Hong Sang Bum, Seo Bum Kyung, Moon Jei Kwon, Choi JongWon 2017, 'Study on the Characteristics of a Scintillator for Beta-ray Detection using EpoxyResin', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)