A multichannel nanoparticle scintillation microdevice with integrated waveguides for alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, and neutron detection

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 682-685

  Pellegrin, Scott ^a   Whitney, Chad ^a   Wilson, Chester G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE RESINS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; NANOPARTICLE SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATING RESINS;

GAMMA RAYS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOSPHORS; RESINS; WAVEGUIDES;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 33750094294     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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