The role of cerium sites in the scintillation mechanism of LSO

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1324-1328

  Naud, J D ^a   Tombrello, T A ^a   Melcher, C L ^b   Schweitzer, J S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SCINTILLATION;

CESIUM SITES; EXCITATION SPECTRA; INTERSTITIAL SITES; SCINTILLATION MECHANISM; TRIVALENT CATION SITES;

LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030168852     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507059     Document Type: Article

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