SrI2 scintillator for gamma ray spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7449, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Cherepy, N J ^a   Sturm, B W ^a   Drury, O B ^a   Hurst, T A ^a   Sheets, S A ^a   Ahle, L E ^a   Saw, C K ^a   Pearson, M A ^a   Payne, S A ^a   Burger, A ^b   Boatner, L A ^c   Ramey, J O ^c   Van Loef, E V ^d   Glodo, J ^d   Hawrami, R ^d   Higgins, W M ^d   Shah, K S ^d   Moses, W W ^e  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectroscopy; Scintillator; Strontium iodide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS; DIGITAL TECHNIQUES; DOPED CRYSTALS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LANTHANUM BROMIDE; LARGE CRYSTAL; LIGHT YIELD; LIGHT-TRAPPING; SCINTILLATION LIGHT; SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS; SMALL CRYSTALS; THERMAL EXPANSION ANISOTROPY;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EUROPIUM; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STARS; STRONTIUM; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 71449111033     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.830016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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