Transparent ceramic scintillators for gamma spectroscopy and radiography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7805, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cherepy, N J ^a   Kuntz, J D ^a   Seeley, Z M ^a   Fisher, S E ^a   Drury, O B ^a   Sturm, B W ^a   Hurst, T A ^a   Sanner, R D ^a   Roberts, J J ^a   Payne, S A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

bixbyites; gamma ray spectrometers; garnets; radiography scintillators; Scintillators; transparent ceramics

Indexed keywords

BIXBYITE; BIXBYITES; CERAMIC SCINTILLATOR; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; EUROPIUM-DOPED; FABRICATION METHOD; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT YIELD; LUTETIUM OXIDES; OPTICAL SCATTER; PROCESSABILITY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING; SCALEABLE; SCINTILLATION PERFORMANCE; SCINTILLATORS; TRANSPARENT CERAMIC;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GARNETS; IONIZATION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PHOSPHORS; RADIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STARS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 78049411053     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.862503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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