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Radiation damage of heavy crystalline detector materials by 24 GeV protons

  • A. Barysevich
  • , V. Dormenev
  • , A. Fedorov
  • , M. Glaser
  • , M. Kobayashi
  • , M. Korjik
  • , F. Maas
  • , V. Mechinski
  • , R. Rusack
  • , A. Singovski
  • , R. Zoueyski

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Abstract

Samples of three heavy crystalline materials: PbWO4, Bi4Si3O12, and PbF2 were irradiated in a high-intensity 24 GeV proton beam at the CERN PS to fluencies of 3.8×1013 protons/cm2. The optical transmission radiation damage was measured and all crystals show a shift of the cutoff in the transmission spectrum that is not observed when the crystals are irradiated with γ radiation. This shift of the cutoff under proton irradiation seems to be a general property of the heavy crystalline materials. A mechanism for this proton-induced transmission damage is discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)231-234
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume701
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 11 2013

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Keywords

  • Bismuth silicate
  • Electromagnetic calorimetry
  • Lead fluoride
  • Lead tungstate
  • Optical transmission
  • Radiation damage
  • Scintillation crystal

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