Scintillation properties of RbGcBryiCe advantages and limitations

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1274-1284

  Guillot Noel O ^a   Van'T Spijker, J C ^a   De Haas, J T M ^a   Dorenbos, P ^a   Van Eijk, C W E ^a   Kramer K W ^a   Gudel H U ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

7 ray detection; Energy resolution; Nonproportionality; Rare earth halides; Scintillation crystals; Time resolution

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CESIUM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; RARE EARTH HALIDES; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; TIME RESOLUTION;

RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033207489     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.795803     Document Type: Article

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