Response of an Anthracene Scintillation Counter to Protons

Abstract

The proton response of an anthracene scintillation counter below 3.7 Mev has been measured. When combined with previously published data up to 17 Mev, a smooth curve results. An attempt was made to correlate the efficiency of the light output with the ion density by plotting the differential light output as a function of the differential energy absorption for both electrons and protons. The available information is not sufficiently extensive or accurate to determine whether or not the proton and electron data coincide.