Acoustic response of piezoelectric lead-zirconate-titanate to a 400 MeV/n xenon beam

Takashi Miyachi*, Nobuyuki Hasebe, Hiroshi Ito, Takahiro Masumura, Hiroyuki Okada, Osamu Okudaira, Naoyuki Yamashita, Hideki Yoshioka, Masato Higuchi, Tadayoshi Matsuyama, Takeshi Murakami, Yukio Uchihori, Masayuki Kase, Ryusaburo Kikuchi, Masanori Sato, Tonshaku Tou

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    Abstract

    Characteristics of lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) elements were studied by directly irradiating them with a 400 MeV/n Xe beam. The elements were sensitive to 104 Xe ions and their output amplitudes were proportional to the beam intensity. An ensemble of those output amplitudes displayed a Bragg-curve-like response towards the range of 400 MeV/n Xe ion. We discuss the potential of PZT elements as a radiation detector and their application to high-intensity and high-energy detectors.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1456-1457
    Number of pages2
    JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
    Volume42
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 2003 Mar

    Keywords

    • Acoustic radiation detector
    • Bias-free detector
    • Heavy ion detector
    • Piezoelectric radiation detector
    • PZT element

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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