Materials>>Scintillators

ZnSe(Te)

Zinc Selenide ZnSe(Te) scintillation material was created especially for matching with photodiode, which its emission maximum is at 640 nm. Matching coefficient between scintillator and photodiode is up to 0.9. ZnSe scintillators are sharply different from ZnS. "Fast" ZnSe has the time decay of 3 - 5 µs, "slow" - 30 - 50 µs. These are used preferably for X-rays and gamma-particle registration.

 

ZnSe(Te)

Melting temperature , К

1793

Density, г/см3

5,42

Эффективный атомный номер Zсц 

33

Hygroscopic

no

lmax, nm

640

Коэффициент преобразования  энергии hсц, %

19-22

Уровень послесвечения

 через 6 мс, %

< 0,05

Поглощение собственного излучения, см-1 

0,2

Световой выход с ФД относительно CsI(Tl) при толщине 2 мм, %

до 170

Decay time , 10-3s

10-40

Refraction coefficient

2,59

Абсолютный световыход Фот/MэВ×g

~6×104 

Relative to CsI(Tl), light output for X-rays with E<100 keV (CsI(Tl)=100%) is up to 170% at 2 mm thickness. Non-uniformity is usually less than 1%. Crystals ZnSe(Te) are non-higroscopic and good enough for mechanical treatment without any cleavage. Maximal diameter is 50mm.