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Optimisation and performance test of fibre-based large-area surface contamination monitor

open access: yesResults in Physics, 2019
A portable large-area radiological contamination surface monitor of advanced design is now under research and development. This monitor, whose detection area is 1200 cm2, is mainly applied for hot-spot searching for nuclear emergency response or facility
Jie Hou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The OPERA experiment Target Tracker [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The main task of the Target Tracker detector of the long baseline neutrino oscillation OPERA experiment is to locate in which of the target elementary constituents, the lead/emulsion bricks, the neutrino interactions have occurred and also to give ...
A. Krasnoperov   +43 more
core   +5 more sources

An effective method to read out large scintillator areas with precise timing

open access: yes, 1998
Using scintillator tile technology several square meters of plastic scintillator are read out by only two photomultiplier with a time precision of about 1.5 nsec.
Baehr, J.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Optimization of plastic scintillator thicknesses for online beta/gamma detection

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2012
For efficient beta detection in a mixed beta gamma field, Monte Carlo simulation models have been built to optimize the thickness of a plastic scintillator, used in a whole body monitor.
Pourtangestani K., Machrafi R.
doaj   +1 more source

Fundamental approach to development of plastic scintillator system for in situ groundwater beta monitoring

open access: yesNuclear Engineering and Technology, 2019
The performance of a plastic scintillator for use in an in situ measurement system was analyzed using simulation and experimental methods. The experimental results of four major pure beta-emitting radionuclides, namely 3H, 14C, 32P, and 90Sr/90Y, were ...
UkJae Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Formamidinium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocomposite Scintillators

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
While there is great demand for effective, affordable radiation detectors in various applications, many commonly used scintillators have major drawbacks.
Isabel H. B. Braddock   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A time-resolution study with a plastic scintillator read out by a Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode

open access: yes, 2011
In this work we attempt to establish the best time resolution attainable with a scintillation counter consisting of a plastic scintillator read out by a Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode.
A. Stoykov   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Energy Calibration of Plastic Scintillator Detector Combined with Optical Simulation

open access: yesYuanzineng kexue jishu
Plastic scintillator detectors are widely utilized in radiation measurement due to their unique characteristics such as fast decay time, low production cost, availability for large-scale production, and tissue equivalence.
WANG Chao, TIAN Huayang, HE Gaokui, ZHAO Jiangbin, LIU Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Simulation and Efficiency Studies of Optical Photon Transportation and Detection with Plastic Antineutrino Detector Modules

open access: yes, 2018
In this work, the simulation of optical photons is carried out in an antineutrino detector module consisting of a plastic scintillator connected to light guides and photomultipliers on both ends, which is considered to be used for remote reactor ...
Cakir, Altan, Kandemir, Mustafa
core   +1 more source

Enhanced Gamma Radiation Shielding Using Epoxy Quartz Fabric Composites Reinforced With CoCl2 Microparticles

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The growing demand for lightweight, nontoxic, and multifunctional gamma shielding materials has intensified efforts to find alternatives to conventional lead and aluminum‐based protectants. In this work, we develop epoxy quartz fabric composites reinforced with cobalt chloride (CoCl2) microparticles, fabricated via hand lay‐up with varying filler ...
Summan Urooge   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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