Growth of Crystal Scintillators for High Sensitivity Experiments

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Large volume zinc tungstate crystal scintillators (up to 50 mm in diameter and 100 mm length) with improved energy resolution were developed as a result of advances in crystal growth. The energy resolution of one-centimeter cube ZnWO₄ crystals showed energy resolution in the range 8-10% for 662 keV gamma line of ¹³⁷Cs. A value of 13.7% has been obtained with a large sample Oslash44 times 55 mm. The radioactive contamination of a ZnWO₄ 26 times 24 times 24 mm detector was tested in the Solotvina Underground Laboratory. The obtained results demonstrate ability to use ZnWO₄ in order to search for 2beta-decay of zinc and tungsten.

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Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on (Volume:55 , Issue: 3 )

Date of Publication: June 2008

Page(s):: 1469 - 1472
ISSN :: 0018-9499
INSPEC Accession Number:: 10138478
Digital Object Identifier :: 10.1109/TNS.2007.910974
Product Type:: Journals & Magazines

Date of Current Version :: 17 June 2008
Issue Date :: June 2008
Sponsored by :: IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society

Author(s)

Nagornaya, L.L.
Inst. for Scintillation Mater., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kharkov
Dubovik, A.M. ; Vostretsov, Yu.Ya. ; Grinyov, B.V. ; Danevich, F.A. ; Katrunov, K.A. ; Mokina, V.M. ; Onishchenko, G.M. ; Poda, D.V. ; Starzhinskiy, N.G. ; Tupitsyna, I.A.