Characterization of Al2O3 single crystals grown by the laser-heated pedestal growth technique for potential use in radiation dosimetry

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Bloom, Danning ^a,d   Evans, Dean R ^b,e   Holmstrom, Scott A ^c   Polf, Jerimy C ^a   McKeever, Stephen W S ^a   Whitley, Von ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER APPLICATIONS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTODETECTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

LASER HEATED PEDESTAL GROWTH (LHPG); OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (OSL);

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 1042280869     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(02)00186-5     Document Type: Article

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