Luminescence properties of Ce-activated YAG optical ceramic scintillator materials

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-203

  Zych, E ^a,b   Brecher, C ^a   Wojtowicz, A J ^a,c   Lingertat, H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ceramic; Energy transfer; Microstructure; Scintillator; YAG:Ce

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GARNETS; LUMINESCENCE OF SOLIDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCINTILLATION; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

CERAMIC SCINTILLATORS;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0031251058     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2313(97)00103-8     Document Type: Article

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