YAG:Nd crystals as possible detector to search for 2β and α decay of neodymium

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

Volumn 541, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 583-589

  Danevich, F A ^a   Kobychev, V V ^a   Nagorny, S S ^a   Tretyak, V I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Double decay; Scintillation detector; Yttrium aluminum garnet doped with neodymium; decay

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALS; GARNETS; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

DARK MATTER; DOUBLE Β DECAY; SCINTILLATION DETECTOR; YTTRIUM-ALUMINIUM GARNET DOPED WITH NEODYMIUM; Α DECAY;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 15844408257     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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