Ukrainian contributions to particle physics: history and prospects - Український внесок у фізику елементарних частинок: історія та перспективи

The PWO Scintillator: How the Story Began

Jan 28, 2026, 3:45 PM

20m

13/2-005 (CERN)

Institutions, ideas, people

Speaker

Iryna Tupitsyna

Description

In 1992, Ludmyla Nagorna, from the Institute for Single Crystals in Kharkiv, proposed to use lead tungstate crystals (PbWO4) for particle physics experiments. They are now at the heart of calorimeters of the ALICE and CMS detectors at the Large Hadron Collidear at CERN.

Presentation materials

The PWO Scintillator How the Story Began.pdf

Tupitsyna.mp4