Suppression of afterglow in CsI:Tl by codoping with Eu2+ - I: Experimental

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

Volumn 558, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 450-457

  Brecher, C ^a   Lempicki, A ^a   Miller, S R ^a,b   Glodo, J ^a,b   Ovechkina, E E ^b   Gaysinskiy, V ^b   Nagarkar, V V ^b   Bartram, R H ^c  

^a ALEM Associates   (United States)

^b RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterglow suppression; Cesium iodide; Scintillation kinetics; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; EUROPIUM; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHORS; POSITIVE IONS; QUENCHING; THALLIUM; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

AFTERFGLOW SUPPRESSION; CESIUM IODIDE; X-RAY IMAGING;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33644523693     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.11.119     Document Type: Article

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