The temperature dependence of gamma-ray responses of YAG:Ce ceramic scintillators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2404-2408

  Takahashi, Hiromitsu ^a   Yanagida, Takayuki ^b   Kasama, Daisuke ^b   Ito, Takeshi ^b   Kokubun, Motohide ^b   Makishima, Kazuo ^b   Yanagitani, Takagimi ^c   Yagi, Hideki ^c   Shigeta, Takashi ^d   Ito, Takashi ^d  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KONOSHIMA CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^d Baikowski Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ce3+; Ceramics; Quenching; Scintillators; Temperature dependence; Y3Al5O12 (YAG)

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; GAMMA RAYS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOTUBES; QUENCHING;

CE3+; ENERGY RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; Y3AL5O12 (YAG);

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33748351405     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.878575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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