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| Format: | Preprint |
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2026
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01867 |
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- Precise measurement of the absolute light yield (LY) of scintillators has long been limited by systematic effects inherent in realistic readout geometries. Large-angle incidence, multiple reflections inside the optical housing, and refractive-index mismatch at the coupling interface all introduce biases that cannot be removed by a simple conversion based on the detector's nominal quantum efficiency. To address this problem, we present a correction method that combines the Transfer Matrix Method (TMM) with Geant4 optical Monte Carlo simulation. A wave-optics model of the SiPIN surface thin-film stack is used to extract the angle- and wavelength-dependent single-hit detection probability $p_{\mathrm{det}}(λ,θ)$, which is then dynamically coupled into the macroscopic photon transport simulation, achieving a full-chain integration of the microscopic interface optical response with macroscopic geometric light collection. We demonstrate the method using a GAGG:Ce crystal as the test sample. Two types of optical housings -- a high-absorption Absorber and a high-reflection Reflector -- are each combined with air and optical-grease coupling, forming four independent configurations whose overall photon-to-signal conversion efficiencies $α_{\mathrm{SiPIN}}$ span more than a factor of three. Despite the very different optical boundaries, the intrinsic light yields derived from the four configurations show excellent mutual consistency (coefficient of variation $= 1.8\%$). The measured intrinsic light yield of GAGG:Ce is $LY_{\mathrm{int}} = (5.63 \pm 0.10_{\mathrm{spread}} \pm 0.16_{\mathrm{syst}}) \times 10^{4}~\mathrm{ph/MeV}$. The correction framework effectively decouples the systematic influence of complex geometry and interface optics from photon detection, providing a general-purpose scheme for high-precision, traceable scintillator characterization.