Advantages and Limitations of LSO Scintillator in Nuclear Physics Experiments

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 328-336

  Ludziejewski, T ^a   Moszynska K ^a   Moszynski M ^a   Wolski, D ^b   Klamra, W ^a   Norlin, L O ^c   Devitsin, E ^a   Kozlov, V ^d  

^a Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies ^*

^b SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CESIUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIOACTIVITY;

ELECTRON HOLE PAIR; LIGHT PULSE SHAPE; LIGHT YIELD;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0029358750     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.467826     Document Type: Article

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