Scintillation Detectors: Principles and Types

This lecture covers the principles and types of scintillation detectors, focusing on the history of scintillation detectors, the mechanism of scintillation, ideal properties of detectors, and the different types of detectors including organic, inorganic, gaseous, and glass scintillators. It also discusses the scintillation process in organic and inorganic scintillators, the properties of organic scintillators, and the examples of crystals used in inorganic scintillators. Furthermore, it explains the scintillators for neutron detection, light collection, signal amplification, wavelength shifting, and the detection chain involving photomultiplier tubes. The lecture concludes with a detailed explanation of the photomultiplier tube components and the electron multiplier in the detection chain.