Electron, Proton, and Alpha Stopping Powers of Polyvinyl toluene (PVT) Scintillator Crystal

Abstract

Abstract The stopping powers of electrons, protons, and alpha particles incident with different energies on polyvinyl toluene (PVT), which used as a crystal in scintillator detectors, have been calculated using the codes of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For electrons, the collision and radiative stopping powers were calculated and for protons and alpha particles, the electronic and nuclear stopping powers were investigated. The behaviors of the calculated stopping power have been studied and explained. The obtained results strongly suggest that if one used PVT as a detector crystal, they must be shielded against tested particles.