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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

Study on preparation of a thin film type of ZnS(Ag) scintillaator sheet for alpha-ray detection

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2006, v.19 no.5, pp.389-394






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Abstract

The detector consisted of ZnS(Ag) scintillator and photomultiplier tube (PMT) is widely used as contamination monitor in the nuclear facilities. Such detectors are mainly manufactured by adhering the ZnS(Ag) powder onto the transparent plastic. In this study the preparation condition for ZnS(Ag) scintillator sheet using a simple method was established. The scintillator sheet was composed with a support polymer sheet and ZnS(Ag) scintillator layer. The base sheet was prepared by casting the polymer solution after solving the polymer with solvent and the scintillator layer was manufactured by printing the mixture solution with ZnS(Ag) and paste. It was found that the polysulfone(PSf) as a polymer for the base sheet and a cyano resin as a paste for adhering the ZnS(Ag) scintillator was suitable. Also, the prepared thin scintillator sheet had a sufficient mechanical strength, a optical transparency and an alpha-ray detection performance.

keywords
alpha-ray, ZnS(Ag) scintillator sheet, polymer film, contamination measurement, cyano resin


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