Ce-doped YAG and LuAG epitaxial films for scintillation detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1201-1205

  Kucera M ^a   Nitsch, K ^b   Kubova M ^a   Solovieva, N ^b   Nikl, M ^b   Mares J A ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ce: YAG; Ce:LuAG; Garnet; Liquid phase epitaxy; Luminescence; Scintillator

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GARNETS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SILICATE MINERALS;

GARNET FILMS;

EPITAXIAL FILMS;

EID: 45849131360     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.913490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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