Difference between revisions of "Plastic Scintillator Calculation"

Revision as of 23:43, 4 February 2009

Below is the calculations done to determine the probability of pair production depending on thickness of the scintillator.

Molecules per

Molecules per [math] cm^2 [/math]

Weighted cross-section

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 Below is the calculations done to determine the probability of pair production depending on thickness of the scintillator.
-Molecules per volume <math> = \frac{grams CH_{2}}{cm^3} * \frac{mol}{gram} * \frac{N[A]}{mol} </math>
+Molecules per <math> cm^3 = \frac{grams CH_{2}}{cm^3} * \frac{mol}{gram} * \frac{N[A]}{mol} </math>
+Molecules per <math> cm^2 </math>
 Weighted cross-section <math>= (\sigma_{elec}C + \sigma_{nucleus}C) + 2(\sigma_{elec}H + \sigma_{nucleus}H)</math>
-(these cross sections were using the pair production cross sections converted into <math>cm^2</math>
 [http://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/PhotoFission_with_Polarized_Photons_from_HRRL Go Back]