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Material And Process Engineering For Bulk Single Crystal Growth Of High Performance Scintillator Potassium Calcium Iodide, Adam Coleman Lindsey
Material And Process Engineering For Bulk Single Crystal Growth Of High Performance Scintillator Potassium Calcium Iodide, Adam Coleman Lindsey
Doctoral Dissertations
Protection against threats of nuclear terrorism relies on the deployment of an enormous number of radiation detection devices with energy resolution to differentiate the radiological signatures of special nuclear materials amongst naturally occurring radiation and other nuisance sources. The capabilities of these devices rely upon the availability of high performance scintillator and semiconductor materials which provide useful responses in the presence of radiation. So far, few materials have been developed to a level that can supplant the use of underperforming NaI:Tl [thallium doped sodium iodide] crystals in the field due to their high cost and/or low yields of production. KCaI …
Discovery And Development Of Rare Earth Activated Binary Metal Halide Scintillators For Next Generation Radiation Detectors, Kan Yang
Doctoral Dissertations
This work focuses on discovery and development of novel binary halide scintillation materials for radiation detection applications. A complete laboratory for raw materials handling, ampoule preparation, material rapid synthesis screening, single crystal growth, sample cutting, polishing and packaging of hygroscopic halide scintillation materials has been established. Ce3+ and Eu2+ activated scintillators in three binary systems: Alkali Halide – Rare Earth Halide (AX–REX3), Alkali Halide – Alkaline Earth Halide (AX–AEX2) and Alkalin Earth Halide – Rare Earth Halide (AEX2–REX3) were systematically studied. Candidates for new scintillation materials in the three systems …