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A '''scintillator''' is a material characterized by the spontaneous emission of electromagnetic radiation, when exposed to ionizing radiation.   
 
A '''scintillator''' is a material characterized by the spontaneous emission of electromagnetic radiation, when exposed to ionizing radiation.   
  
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== Ionization of scintillator material ==
 
== Ionization of scintillator material ==

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A scintillator is a material characterized by the spontaneous emission of electromagnetic radiation, when exposed to ionizing radiation.

Ionization of scintillator material

Schematic of atomic excitation during fluorescence and phosphorescence


Organic scintillators