Cerium-doped mixed-alkali rare-earth double-phosphate scintillators for thermal neutron detection

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

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Neal, John S ^a   Boatner, Lynn A ^a   Spurrier, Merry ^b   Szupryczynski, Piotr ^c   Melcher, Charles L ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerium activation; Neutron detection; Phosphates; Scintillators

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IONIZING RADIATION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORS;

CERIUM ACTIVATION; NEUTRON DETECTION;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 34547676758     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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