Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions

The influence of mechanical and chemical methods of CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals surface treatment on their scintillation characteristics at registration of short-range ionizing radiation has been investigated. It is shown that application of ultrathin silicon dioxide powder obtained by sol-gel method...

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Hauptverfasser: Andryushchenko, L.A., Boyarintsev, A.Yu., Grinyov, B.V., Kilimchuk, I.V., Kudin, A.M., Tarasov, V.A., Vyday, Yu.T.
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spelling irk-123456789-1350152018-06-15T03:04:13Z Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions Andryushchenko, L.A. Boyarintsev, A.Yu. Grinyov, B.V. Kilimchuk, I.V. Kudin, A.M. Tarasov, V.A. Vyday, Yu.T. The influence of mechanical and chemical methods of CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals surface treatment on their scintillation characteristics at registration of short-range ionizing radiation has been investigated. It is shown that application of ultrathin silicon dioxide powder obtained by sol-gel method and organosilicon liquids at the polishing stage provides the near-surface layer of CsI:TI and NaI:TI crystals with minimum light yield nonuniformity. After grinding of the crystal surface, the stability of scintillation characteristics can be achieved by the surface treatment with tetraethoxy silane and oligo-(siloxane hydride) liquid. Application of thin-film organosilicon coating on the CsI:TI crystal surface turned to the radiation source has improved the pulse-height resolution by 3-5 % in the absolute value at registration of X-ray radiation with E = 5.9 keV. 2006 Article Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions / L.A. Andryushchenko, A.Yu. Boyarintsev, B.V. Grinyov, I.V. Kilimchuk, A.M. Kudin, V.A. Tarasov, Yu.T. Vyday // Functional Materials. — 2006. — Т. 13, № 3. — С. 534-537. — Бібліогр.: 10 назв. — англ. 1027-5495 http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/135015 en Functional Materials НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України
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description The influence of mechanical and chemical methods of CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals surface treatment on their scintillation characteristics at registration of short-range ionizing radiation has been investigated. It is shown that application of ultrathin silicon dioxide powder obtained by sol-gel method and organosilicon liquids at the polishing stage provides the near-surface layer of CsI:TI and NaI:TI crystals with minimum light yield nonuniformity. After grinding of the crystal surface, the stability of scintillation characteristics can be achieved by the surface treatment with tetraethoxy silane and oligo-(siloxane hydride) liquid. Application of thin-film organosilicon coating on the CsI:TI crystal surface turned to the radiation source has improved the pulse-height resolution by 3-5 % in the absolute value at registration of X-ray radiation with E = 5.9 keV.
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author Andryushchenko, L.A.
Boyarintsev, A.Yu.
Grinyov, B.V.
Kilimchuk, I.V.
Kudin, A.M.
Tarasov, V.A.
Vyday, Yu.T.
spellingShingle Andryushchenko, L.A.
Boyarintsev, A.Yu.
Grinyov, B.V.
Kilimchuk, I.V.
Kudin, A.M.
Tarasov, V.A.
Vyday, Yu.T.
Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
Functional Materials
author_facet Andryushchenko, L.A.
Boyarintsev, A.Yu.
Grinyov, B.V.
Kilimchuk, I.V.
Kudin, A.M.
Tarasov, V.A.
Vyday, Yu.T.
author_sort Andryushchenko, L.A.
title Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
title_short Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
title_full Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
title_fullStr Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions
title_sort investigation of scintillation characteristics for csi:ti and nal:ti crystals under different surface treatment conditions
publisher НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України
publishDate 2006
url http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/135015
citation_txt Investigation of scintillation characteristics for CsI:TI and Nal:TI crystals under different surface treatment conditions / L.A. Andryushchenko, A.Yu. Boyarintsev, B.V. Grinyov, I.V. Kilimchuk, A.M. Kudin, V.A. Tarasov, Yu.T. Vyday // Functional Materials. — 2006. — Т. 13, № 3. — С. 534-537. — Бібліогр.: 10 назв. — англ.
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