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Radon measurements with a compact, organic-scintillator-based alpha/beta spectrometer

Morishita, Yuki; Ye, Y.*; Mata, L.*; Pozzi, S. A.*; Kearfott, K. J.*

Radiation Measurements, 137, p.106428_1 - 106428_7, 2020/09

 Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:61.45(Nuclear Science & Technology)

We have developed a compact, organic-scintillator-based alpha/beta spectrometer for radon measurements and have characterized it using a unique, small radon chamber. The spectrometer is composed of a through-silicon via (TSV) silicon photomultiplier (or SiPM) and a 6 mm $$times$$ 6 mm $$times$$ 6 mm stilbene crystal cube. Analog signals from the SiPM are sent to a digitizer. The detector is housed in a light-tight box, with a stacked air filter installed in one side of the box to enable $$^{222}$$Rn gas to diffuse to the inside. We conducted one experiment with the spectrometer and an AlphaGUARD detector placed in a basement at the University of Michigan, and we conducted other experiments with both detectors placed in a small radon chamber together with $$^{226}$$Ra sources. By applying a pulse-shape-discrimination technique, we were able to separate the alpha and beta spectra simultaneously and clearly and to measure them quantitatively. We found two peaks in the measured alpha spectrum: a lower-energy peak due to $$^{218}$$Po and a higher-energy peak due to $$^{214}$$Po. We found a linear relation between the radon concentration y from AlphaGUARD and the counting rates from the stilbene-SiPM detector. The alpha/beta spectrometer is less than 10 mm thick, and we expect that it will be easy to increase the sensitivity with future device construction. Thus, this compact, organic-scintillator-based alpha/beta spectrometer shows promise for use in novel radon-detection systems.

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Organic scintillator-based alpha/beta detector for radiological decontamination

Morishita, Yuki; Di Fulvio, A.*; Clarke, S. D.*; Kearfott, K. J.*; Pozzi, S. A.*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 935, p.207 - 213, 2019/08

 Times Cited Count:13 Percentile:83.12(Instruments & Instrumentation)

We developed a prototype alpha/beta particle detector using a pulse shape discrimination (PSD) capable organic scintillator, a silicon photomultiplier, and a waveform digitizer. The charge integration PSD technique was used to separate alpha and beta particles. We compared the PSD figure of merit (FOM) values of two scintillators (EJ-299-33 and stilbene), and found that the stilbene (FOM =1.61) performance was superior to the EJ-299-33 (FOM = 0.56) performance, measured using an $$^{241}$$Am source (5.5 MeV alpha particle emission) and a $$^{90}$$Sr source. Additionally, the stilbene showed good energy resolution (23.6% FWHM for 5.5 MeV alpha particles). In the pulse height spectrum for the $$^{90}$$Sr/$$^{90}$$Y source, the lower energy portion ($$^{90}$$Sr) and the higher energy portion ($$^{90}$$Y) could be separated.

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Development of an organic scintillator-based $$alpha$$/$$beta$$ detector

Morishita, Yuki; Di Fulvio, A.*; Clarke, S. D.*; Kearfott, K. J.*; Pozzi, S. A.*

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