This work measures light yield quenching in LYSO and EJ-200 scintillators under charged-particle excitation, suggesting improved measurement accuracy.
Lutetium–Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) crystals and EJ-200 plastic scintillators are widely recognized fast scintillating materials, valued for their high light yield and mechanical robustness, which make them well suited for demanding applications in high-energy physics and space research. Their non-proportional light response, along with their non-linear behavior at low-energy X-rays, has been extensively investigated in previous studies, revealing potential systematic effects in existing measurements. In this work, light quenching in both scintillators is measured under charged-particle excitation. The results are interpreted using the modified Birks–Onsager model, which provides a theoretical framework for understanding the underlying quenching mechanisms, as well as a generalized logistic parametrization, offering experimentalists a useful tool to characterize the detector’s light yield and associated uncertainties.
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