noun
- materials that emit light when struck by radiation or charged particles, used in detection equipment
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The radiation detector uses plastic scintillators to measure gamma rays.
- Scientists calibrated the scintillators before beginning the experiment.
- Sodium iodide scintillators are commonly used in medical imaging equipment.
- The research team compared different types of scintillators for efficiency.
- These scintillators convert invisible radiation into visible light pulses.
- The detector array contained dozens of individual scintillators.