Development of new mixed Lux(RE3+)1-xAP:Ce scintillators (RE3+ = Y3+ or Gd3+): Comparison with other Ce-doped or intrinsic scintillating crystals

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 443, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 331-341

  Chval, J ^a   Clement D ^b,c   Giba, J ^d   Hybler, J ^a   Loude, J F ^b   Mares, J A ^a   Mihokova, E ^a   Morel, C ^c   Nejezchleb, K ^d   Nikl, M ^a   Vedda, A ^e   Zaidi, H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d CRYTUR Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy resolution; Light yield; Lux(RE3+)1 xAP:Ce crystals; Luminescence; Scintillators; Thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL)

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LUMINESCENCE; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THERMALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (TSL);

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0007949495     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01066-9     Document Type: Article

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