Non-Proportionality and Energy Resolution of a LaCl3:10% Ce3+ Scintillation Crystal

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-158

  van Loef, E V D ^a   Dorenbos, P ^a   van Eijk, C W E ^a   Mengesha, W ^b   Valentine, J D ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy resolution; LaCl3 Ce3+ non proportionality; scintillation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION;

COMPTON COINCIDENCE TECHNIQUE (CCT); ELECTRON RESPONSE; ENERGY RESOLUTION; PHOTON RESPONSE;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037292206     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.807859     Document Type: Article

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