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scintillator Definition

scin·til·la·tor (sint'l āt′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that scintillates
  2. 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.