Energy transfer and storage processes in scintillators: The role and nature of defects

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 509-514

  Nikl, M ^a,b   Vedda, A ^b   Laguta, V V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c FRANTSEVICH INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Defects; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Scintillators; Thermostimulated luminescence

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; POINT DEFECTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CO-DOPING; NATURE OF DEFECTS; THERMALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; TRAPPING CENTERS;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 34548306938     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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