Comparison of Lu3Al5O12:Pr3+ and Bi4Ge3O12 scintillators for gamma-ray detection

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Chewpraditkul, Weerapong ^a   Sreebunpeng, Krittiya ^a   Nikl, Martin ^b   Mares, Jiri A ^b   Nejezchleb, Karel ^c   Phunpueok, Akapong ^a   Wanarak, Chalerm ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c CRYTUR Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BGO; Energy resolution; Light yield; LuAG:Pr; Scintillation detectors

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; GERMANIUM; LIGHT; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GAMMA-RAY DETECTION; INTRINSIC RESOLUTION; LIGHT YIELD; NONPROPORTIONALITY; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 84855444124     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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