A comprehensive technique for determining the intrinsic light yield of scintillators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2 PART 2, 2010, Pages 901-909

  Salacka, Joanna S ^a,b   Bacrania, Minesh K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray detection; Light yield; Scintillator

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE CONTROL; COMPREHENSIVE METHOD; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; GAMMA-RAY DETECTION; LIGHT COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT YIELD; NOVEL METHODS; RADIATION DETECTION; RESPONSE MEASUREMENT;

GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 77951163753     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2043117     Document Type: Article

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