Investigation of the LaBr3 scintillator response to heavy ions

Fast-neutron response of LaBr3(Ce) and LaCl3(Ce) scintillators

“…The phenomenon of spectrum "quenching", whereby particles with larger linear-energy transfer (LET) induce a proportionally lower scintillation signal than those with a lower LET value has previously been described in, for example, LaBr 3 (Ce) [16,17]. It can clearly be seen in the α-particle contamination of Figs.…”