by Teresa Cebriano, Jon Imanol Apiñaniz, Mauricio Rico, José Olivares, Santanu Kumar Padhi, Isabel Rodríguez Pérez, Gastón García and Giancarlo Gatti
Abstract:
Plastic scintillators exhibit great versatility in radiation detection, making them essential diagnostic tools in numerous scientific areas. Their application in characterizing charged particle beams – whether from particle accelerators or laser-plasma interactions – is particularly common. However, the detailed processes that govern their luminescence are still being studied, primarily due to the structural complexity of the organic macro-molecules that constitute them. Moreover, precise calibration is crucial for accurately determining incident particle flux – whether from photons or charged particles – which is vital for exact dose calculations. This paper investigates the luminescent properties of the plastic scintillator EJ-212 from Eijen by irradiating it with monoenergetic pulsed proton beams using a spectrometer. The Birks coefficients, which indicate the number of luminescent photons produced per incident particle, were obtained by directly capturing the luminescence images with a CMOS camera coupled to a standard objective. Additionally, Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to evaluate the energy deposited by protons as a function of penetration depth for energies ranging from 2 to 8 MeV.
Reference:
Teresa Cebriano, Jon Imanol Apiñaniz, Mauricio Rico, José Olivares, Santanu Kumar Padhi, Isabel Rodríguez Pérez, Gastón García and Giancarlo Gatti, “Characterization of commercial EJ-212 PVT scintillators as proton beam diagnostics. Luminescent study and Birks coefficients”, Results in Physics, vol. 79, pp. 108514.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{cebriano_characterization_2025,
title = {Characterization of commercial {EJ}-212 {PVT} scintillators as proton beam diagnostics. {Luminescent} study and {Birks} coefficients},
volume = {79},
issn = {2211-3797},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379725004085},
doi = {10.1016/j.rinp.2025.108514},
abstract = {Plastic scintillators exhibit great versatility in radiation detection, making them essential diagnostic tools in numerous scientific areas. Their application in characterizing charged particle beams – whether from particle accelerators or laser-plasma interactions – is particularly common. However, the detailed processes that govern their luminescence are still being studied, primarily due to the structural complexity of the organic macro-molecules that constitute them. Moreover, precise calibration is crucial for accurately determining incident particle flux – whether from photons or charged particles – which is vital for exact dose calculations. This paper investigates the luminescent properties of the plastic scintillator EJ-212 from Eijen by irradiating it with monoenergetic pulsed proton beams using a spectrometer. The Birks coefficients, which indicate the number of luminescent photons produced per incident particle, were obtained by directly capturing the luminescence images with a CMOS camera coupled to a standard objective. Additionally, Monte Carlo simulations were conducted to evaluate the energy deposited by protons as a function of penetration depth for energies ranging from 2 to 8 MeV.},
urldate = {2025-11-18},
journal = {Results in Physics},
author = {Cebriano, Teresa and Apiñaniz, Jon Imanol and Rico, Mauricio and Olivares, José and Padhi, Santanu Kumar and Pérez, Isabel Rodríguez and García, Gastón and Gatti, Giancarlo},
month = dec,
year = {2025},
keywords = {Luminescence, EJ-212, MCNP6.3, Plastic scintillators, Protons and Birks coefficients},
pages = {108514},
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}