Average energies required per scintillation photon and energy resolutions in NaI(Tl) and CsI(Tl) crystals for gamma rays

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 8 A, 2006, Pages 6420-6430

  Sasaki, Shinichi ^a   Tawara, Hiroko ^a   Saito, Kiwamu ^a   Miyajima, Mitsuhiro ^b   Shibamura, Eido ^c  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absolute light yield; CsI(Tl); NaI(Tl); Reflectance; Scintillation efficiency; Scintillator; Ws

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTONS; REFLECTION; SCINTILLATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ABSOLUTE LIGHT YIELD; CSI(TL); NAI(TL); SCINTILLATION EFFICIENCY; WS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33748570183     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.6420     Document Type: Article

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