Gamma ray spectroscopy with a Ø19 × 19 mm3 LaBr3: 0.5% Ce3+ scintillator

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 IV, 2004, Pages 1289-1296

  Dorenbos, P ^a   De Haas, J T M ^a   Van Eijk, C W E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy resolution; Gamma ray spectroscopy; LaBr3: Ce3+; Nonproportionality; Scintillator

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LABR3 : CE3+; NONPROPORTIONALITY;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 3342902924     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829375     Document Type: Article

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