Inorganic Scintillator and Crystal Growth Methods

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-527-35208-1
Verlag: Wiley-VCH GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 549 g

This book summarizes recent developments on new scintillating materials for ionization radiation detectors as well as the progress of the growth methods for single crystals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yokota, Yuui

Yoshino, Masao

Horiai, Takahiko

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 1

1.1 History of Scintillator Developments 1

1.2 Introduction of Conventional Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 2

References 48

2 Gamma-Ray Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 53

References 53

2.1 Garnet-Type Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 55

References 87

2.2 Pyrosilicate-Type Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 91

References 117

2.3 Halide Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 121

References 139

3 Neutron Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 141

3.1 Development of Crystal Growth Method for Fluoride Scintillator 141

3.2 Lithium Scintillators 151

3.3 Borate Scintillators 163

References 164

4 VUV Scintillators and Crystal Growth Methods 167

4.1 Characteristics of VUV Scintillators 167

4.2 VUV Scintillators (LaF3 ,LiCaAlF6 ,LuLiF4 ,LuF3 ,CaF2 ,BaF2) 167

4.3 Elpasolite-Type VUV Scintillators 167

4.4 Fluorite VUV Scintillator 168

4.5 VUV Scintillators With Two Dopants 168

References 170

5 Perspective on Industrial Applications 173

5.1 Development of Mass Production Process for Scintillator Single Crystals 173

5.2 Development of Radiation Detectors 181

References 184

Index 185

Über Autor(innen)

Yuui Yokota, Associate Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Japan.
Masao Yoshino, Associate Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Japan.
Takahiko Horiai, Assistant Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, Japan.