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A type of detector that makes use of the flash of light emitted by the electrons in an excited atom falling back to their normal energy or ‘ground' state after having been excited by a passing particle. Used in conjunction with a photomultiplier to produces a measurable current for each ‘scintillation.' The most common scintillator material is plastic.
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