scintillator
scintillator
Definition
scin·til·la·tor (sint′'l āt′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that scintillates
- Physics a crystal or phosphor capable of emitting scintillations
scintillator
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Each sensor consists of a CsI scintillator, which is bonded to a shell of Pilot B plastic scintillator used for charged particle suppression.
- base: Once again, unique scintillator based technology provides the high resolution requred for accurate, fast response scanning measurements.
Adjective modifier
- liquid: A test counter to study the Gd loaded liquid scintillator has now been built and tested.
- plastic: Calorimeters made from a plastic scintillator, themselves connected to photo-multiplier tubes, cover the external walls of the tracking volumes.
Modifies a noun
- cocktail: The non-linear correction required to simulate low-energy X-ray photoabsorption is basically important when the scintillator cocktail contains elements of high atomic numbers.
Noun used with modifier
- plastic: Each sensor consists of a CsI scintillator, which is bonded to a shell of Pilot B plastic scintillator used for charged particle suppression.
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