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Encyclopedia > Scintillation

The term Scintillation has several different meanings, including:

  • Atmospheric induced Scintillation effects which influence astronomical observations.
  • Scintillation - A flash of light produced in certain materials (called scintillators) by absorption of ionizing radiation.
  • Scintillation - An apparent rapid target displacement occurring on radar displays.
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Crystal and Plastic Scintillator Materials (0 words)
Calcium fluoride activated by Europium is light scintillators are used for detection of charged particles and soft gamma ray up to several hundreds keV.
Cesium Iodide activated by thallium is a scintillation material with high absorption power and can be used as an efficient gamma ray absorber.
Wavelength of scintillation emission is about 535 nm, similar as BGO (480 nm), which is ideal for Photodiode and Avalanche Diode readout.
Poly-Metric Scintillator Faceting Machine (269 words)
The Poly-Metric Scintillator is not as well known as the Ultra Tec, but it is one the finest faceting machines available at any price.
The Scintillator's massive mast is clamped down in place on its rail with two locking knobs.
To set the Scintillator for a hard stop, the fine angle adjustment knob is moved past the plunger of the dial indicator.
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