Experimental studies on the angular distribution of scintillation light from small BGO crystals

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

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Haak, Gerhard M ^c   Christensen, Nelson L ^a   Hammer, Bruce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Positron emission tomography; Scintillators

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; FIBER OPTICS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ANGULAR LIGHT DISTRIBUTION;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 0031143974     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00355-0     Document Type: Article

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