The primary goal of the course is to provide PhD students with an advanced understanding of the principles and applications of scintillators. The program covers fundamental aspects of scintillation as well as advanced concepts and technological applications.

Specifically, topics include

·         Physical processes of scintillation

·         Key scintillator parameters and their estimation

·         Role of Defects in scintillation

·         History and Frontiers in scintillators research

·         Scintillating nanocrystals and their embedding in polymeric matrices

·         Scintillators in High Energy Physics and rare events search

·         Scintillators for nanomedicine and medical diagnostics

·         Introduction to GEANT4 and simulations of radiation-matter interaction

First Module (Mauro Fasoli): SCINTILLATION PHYSICAL PROCESSES

Second Module (Francesca Cova): APPLICATIONS OF SCINTILLATING MATERIALS