The α-particle excited scintillation response of the liquid phase epitaxy grown LuAG:Ce thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Prusa, P ^a   Cechak, T ^a   Mares, J A ^b   Nikl, M ^b   Beitlerova, A ^b   Solovieva, N ^b   Zorenko, Yu V ^c   Gorbenko, V I ^c   Tous, J ^d   Blazek, K ^d  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV   (Ukraine)

^d Crytur Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; SCINTILLATION;

BULK MATERIALS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; PHOTOELECTRON YIELD; SCINTILLATION RESPONSE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 38849178299     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2835458     Document Type: Article

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