Affiliation:
1. Center for Precision Neutrino Research, Department of Physics, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-ro 77, Puk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Abstract
Liquid scintillators are extensively employed as targets in neutrino experiments and in medical radiography. Perovskite nanocrystals are recognized for their tunable emission spectra and high photoluminescence quantum yields. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using perovskites as an alternative to fluor, a substance that shifts the wavelengths. The liquid scintillator candidates were synthesized by doping perovskite nanocrystals with emission wavelengths of 450, 480, and 510 nm into fluor PPO with varying nanocrystal concentrations in a toluene solvent. The several properties of the perovskite nanocrystal-doped liquid scintillator were measured and compared with those of a secondary wavelength shifter, bis-MSB. The emission spectra of the perovskite nanocrystal-doped liquid scintillator exhibited a distinct monochromatic wavelength, indicating energy transfer from PPO to the perovskite nanocrystals. Using a 60Co radioactive source setup with two photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), the light yields, pulse shape, and wavelength shifts of the scintillation events were measured. The light yields were evaluated based on the observed Compton edges from γ-rays, and compared across the synthesized samples. A decrease (or increase) in area-normalized PMT pulse height was observed at higher perovskite nanocrystal (or PPO) concentrations. The results demonstrated the sufficient potential of perovskite nanocrystals as an alternative to traditional wavelength shifters in a liquid scintillator.
Funder
National Research Foundation (NRF) of the Korean Government
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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