Maintaining low radiation damage of lead tungstate scintillation crystals operating in high dose rate radiation environment

Andrei E. Borisevitch, Valeri I. Dormenev, Andrei A. Fedorov, Mikhail V. Korjik, Till Kuske, Vitali Mechinsky, Oleg V. Missevitch, Rainer W. Novotny, Roger W Rusack, Alexander V. Singovski

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Abstract

Scintillation crystals of the lead tungstate family PWO, PWO-II became widely used in electromagnetic calorimeters in high energy physics experiments at high luminosity accelerator facilities. During the operation of electromagnetic calorimeters a damage of the optical transmission of the crystals occurs due to creation of color centers. In addition to the recharge of a priori in the crystals existing defects by -radiation additional damage of the crystal matrix occurs due to hadrons. Therefore, radiation induced optical absorption can limit the energy resolution of the calorimeter. We have minimized radiation damage effects by technological efforts to obtain perfect crystals with a minimal concentration of the defects creating metastable color centers as well as the recoven' of color centers by stimulation with infrared light. In this paper we discuss the method of stimulated recovery of radiation induced absorption which can be even applied in situ. The mechanisms of the damage under - and hadronirradiation are described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE Nuclear Science Symposuim and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010
Pages1010-1013
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010 and 17th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors, RTSD 2010 - Knoxville, TN, United States
Duration: Oct 30 2010Nov 6 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)1095-7863

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010 and 17th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors, RTSD 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKnoxville, TN
Period10/30/1011/6/10

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