Comparative study of nonproportionality and electronic band structures features in scintillator materials

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2989-2996

  Setyawan, Wahyu ^a   Gaume, Romain M ^b   Feigelson, Robert S ^b   Curtarolo, Stefano ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic structures; Nonproportionality; Photon response; Scintillator materials

Indexed keywords

CARRIER EFFECTIVE MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY RESPONSE; FIRST PRINCIPLE MODELING; FREE ELECTRON; HIGH-THROUGHPUT APPROACHES; NONPROPORTIONALITY; PHOTON RESPONSE; SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS; STANDING PROBLEMS;

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IONIZATION; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 70350534878     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2027019     Document Type: Article

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