Ce-doped single crystal and ceramic garnets for γ ray detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6706, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hull, G ^a   Roberts, J J ^a   Kuntz, J D ^a   Fisher, S E ^a   Sanner, R D ^a   Tillotson, T M ^a   Drobshoff, A D ^a   Payne, S A ^a   Cherepy, N J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray detectors; Garnets; Scintillators; Transparent ceramics

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; TRANSPARENT CERAMICS;

GAMMA RAYS; GARNETS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 42149100480     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.738961     Document Type: Conference Paper

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