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The development of new scintillators as components of modern detector systems is increasingly defined by the end user's needs. This book provides an introduction to this emerging topic at the interface of physics and materials sciences, with emphasis on bulk inorganic scintillators. After surveying the end user's needs in a vast range of applications, ranging from astrophysics to industrial R & D, the authors move on to review scintillating mechanisms and the properties of the most important materials used. A chapter on crystal engineering and examples of recent developments in the field of high-energy physics and medical imaging introduce the reader to the practical aspects. This book will benefit researchers and scientists working in academic and industrial R & D related to the development of scintillators.
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Book Title: Inorganic Scintillators for Detector Systems
Book Subtitle: Physical Principles and Crystal Engineering
Authors: Paul Lecoq, Alexander Annenkov, Alexander Gektin, Mikhail Korzhik, Christian Pedrini
Series Title: Particle Acceleration and Detection
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27768-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Series ISSN: 1611-1052
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0877
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 251
Topics: Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Nuclear Medicine, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Condensed Matter Physics