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High
Resolution Scintillation Detector--Radiation
Monitoring Devices, Inc., 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA
02472-4699; 617-926-1167
Dr.
Michael R. Squillante, Principal Investigator, msquillante@rmdinc.com
Dr.
Gerald Entine, Business Official, gentine@rmdinc.com
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-01ER83268
Amount:
$100,000
Scintillation spectrometers, consisting of inorganic
scintillation crystals coupled to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), are an important
element of nuclear and elementary particle physics experiments.
Performance of the detection systems used in these experiments is often
limited by the properties of scintillation detectors available at present.
This project will investigate a new scintillator that appears promising
due to its high light output, fast response, and excellent energy resolution. Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of applying the new
scintillator towards gamma ray spectroscopy.
Single crystals of the proposed scintillator will be grown and their
scintillation performance will be evaluated.
Commercial Applications And Other Benefits as described by awardee: In addition to scientific uses in nuclear, high energy, and space physics experiments, the new scintillator should be commercially applicable to medical imaging, NDE, bore hole logging, industrial CT imaging, X-ray instrumentation, and materials analysis.