Fluoride nanoscintillators

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jacobsohn, Luiz G ^a   Sprinkle, Kevin B ^a   Roberts, Steven A ^a   Kucera, Courtney J ^a   James, Tiffany L ^a   Yukihara, Eduardo G ^b   Devol, Timothy A ^a   Ballato, John ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION LENGTH; FLUORIDE NANOPARTICLES; PRECIPITATION METHODS; RADIATION DETECTION; SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES; SCINTILLATION RESPONSE; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

AGGLOMERATION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; EUROPIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCINTILLATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 78650749331     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/523638     Document Type: Article

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