STUDIES IN THE RADIATION-RESISTANCE OF PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS - REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

With the planned construction of high-luminosity hadron colliders, the SSC and LHC, the issue of radiation resistance of detector components has arisen as a priority item. In this paper, a discussion of the radiation resistance of organic scintillators is given with the dual goals of presenting a review of the problem and pointing the way to possible solutions. Progress in the goal of producing sufficiently radiation-hard organic scintillators has been significant, but there remain many important details to be investigated. Copyright © 1990 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.