Transparent Ceramic Scintillators for Gamma Spectroscopy and Imaging

New transparent ceramic scintillators offer advantages for applications in gamma spectroscopy and X-ray imaging. For gamma spectroscopy, excellent light yield, material uniformity, light yield proportionality, mechanical and environmental ruggedness can be achieved in polycrystalline ceramic oxide g...

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Main Authors: Cherepy, N. J., Hunter, S. L., Thelin, P. A., Stefanik, T., Kindem, J., Seeley, Z. M., Payne, S. A., Swanberg, E. L., Beck, P. R., Schneberk, D. J., Stone, G., Wihl, B. M., Fisher, S. E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Ceramic scintillator
Ceramics
Detectors
Gamma spectroscopy
Garnets
Imaging
Imaging plates
Photodiodes
Scintillator
Scintillators
Spectroscopy
Transparent ceramics
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Summary:New transparent ceramic scintillators offer advantages for applications in gamma spectroscopy and X-ray imaging. For gamma spectroscopy, excellent light yield, material uniformity, light yield proportionality, mechanical and environmental ruggedness can be achieved in polycrystalline ceramic oxide garnets. We have fabricated 5 in 3 Ce-doped Gd garnet transparent ceramics. GYGAG(Ce) garnet transparent ceramics offer ρ = 5.8g/cm 3 , Z eff = 48, principal decay of 8 lp/mm for MeV X-rays.
ISSN:2577-0829
DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.2017.8533003