Scintillation (physics)

For other uses, see Scintillation (disambiguation).

In condensed matter physics, scintillation (/ˈsɪntɪleɪʃən/ SIN-til-ay-shun) is the physical process where a material, called a scintillator, emits ultraviolet or visible light under excitation from high energy photons (X-rays or gamma rays) or energetic particles (such as electrons, alpha particles, neutrons, or ions).[1][2] See scintillator and scintillation counter for practical applications.[3][4]

  1. ^ Scintillation dosimetry. Sam Beddar, Luc Beaulieu. Boca Raton, FL. 2016. ISBN 978-1-4822-0900-6. OCLC 945552892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Maddalena, Francesco; Tjahjana, Liliana; Xie, Aozhen; Arramel; Zeng, Shuwen; Wang, Hong; Coquet, Philippe; Drozdowski, Winicjusz; Dujardin, Christophe; Dang, Cuong; Birowosuto, Muhammad Danang (February 2019). "Inorganic, Organic, and Perovskite Halides with Nanotechnology for High–Light Yield X- and γ-ray Scintillators". Crystals. 9 (2): 88. doi:10.3390/cryst9020088. hdl:10356/107027. ISSN 2073-4352.
  3. ^ Birks, John B. (1964). The theory and practice of scintillation counting. Pergamon Press, Ltd.
  4. ^ Knoll, Glenn F. (2000). Radiation Detection and Measurement. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-07338-3.