R &D of wavelength-shifting reflectors and characterization of the quantum efficiency of tetraphenyl butadiene and polyethylene naphthalate in liquid argon

GR Araujo, L Baudis, N McFadden, P Krause… - The European Physical …, 2022 - Springer
Detectors based on liquid argon (LAr) often require surfaces that can shift vacuum ultraviolet
(VUV) light and reflect the visible shifted light. For the LAr instrumentation of the LEGEND …

Studies on synthesis, structural, thermal, optical, spectral and mechanical properties of an inorganic strontium nitrate NLO single crystal

S Kavitha, RE Vizhi - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023 - Elsevier
An inorganic NLO single crystal of strontium nitrate (SrN) was successfully grown from an
aqueous solution, by slow evaporation technique at ambient temperature. Good transparent …

Investigation of structural, optical and mechanical behaviour of pure and Cr doped L-asparagine monohydrate single crystals

M Shukla, N Sinha, P Sagar, T Yadav, R Kumar… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pure and chromium (Cr) doped L-asparagine monohydrate (LAM) single crystals were
grown by using evaporation controlled solution growth technique. XRD analysis confirmed …

Neutron-γ discrimination with organic scintillator crystal: 9-Phenylcarbazole (9-PCz) grown by Bridgman–Stockbarger method

K Ramachandran, A Raja, QV Phan, DJ Daniel, HJ Kim… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Organic scintillator crystal 9-Phenylcarbazole (9-PCz) has been grown using
Bridgman-Stockbarger technique. The crystal structure, lattice parameter and bond angle …

Synthesis, crystal growth, structural and physicochemical properties of an organic single crystal (C 11 H 16 N 2 O 4) for fast scintillation and NLO applications

DJ Daniel, P Karuppasamy, PQ Vuong, HJ Kim - CrystEngComm, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
2-Amino-4-methyl pyridinium glutaric acid (2A4MGA) was synthesized and single crystals
were grown from solution for the first time. From the single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) …

Instruments and methods for coating of wavelength-shifting materials used for noble liquid technology

N Canci - Journal of Instrumentation, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of wavelength-shifting coatings is of primary interest in the area of liquified noble
gases detectors. Argon and xenon are used as active medium in the neutrino physics and …

Nucleation kinetics, chemical etching, hirshfeld surface, and photoluminescence of Rubidium hydrogen oxalate dihydrate NLO single crystal

S Kavitha, DS Ajisha, RE Vizhi - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
The nucleation dynamics of a semi-organic Rubidium hydrogen oxalate dihydrate (RbHOH)
crystal were assessed using double-distilled water as a solvent medium to obtain good …

Bulk growth, structural, optical and mechanical properties of N-phenylanthralinic acid organic scintillation single crystal

A Kumar, RS Babu - Optik, 2022 - Elsevier
Single crystal of organic scintillation material N-Phenylanthralinic acid (NPAA) with the
dimension of 10× 4x3 mm 3 was grown by the temperature-lowering method. X-ray …

Advancing Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Search with LEGEND and MONUMENT, and Exploring Passive Neutrino Detectors with PALEOCCENE

G Rodrigues Araujo - 2024 - zora.uzh.ch
Neutrino mass is the sole experimental evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model of
particle physics. The quest for understanding the mecha-nism by which neutrinos gain mass …

[PDF][PDF] Temperature Dependent Photoluminescent Investigation of PEDOT: PSS for use in Scintillation Detectors

J Hucker - 2024 - qspace.library.queensu.ca
Rare event search detectors are constructed from a variety of materials with differing optical
properties. The high sensitivity requirements of these detectors demand a reduced level of …