TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of glass-ceramic scintillators for gamma-ray astronomy
AU - De Faoite, D.
AU - Hanlon, L.
AU - Roberts, O.
AU - Ulyanov, A.
AU - McBreen, S.
AU - Tobin, I.
AU - Stanton, K. T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2015/6/11
Y1 - 2015/6/11
N2 - Scintillators synthesised as glass-ceramics have several potential benefits compared to the currently-used halide scintillators, including non-hygroscopicity, mechanical ruggedness, ease of producing customisable shapes, and the potential for low-cost synthesis. The use of these scintillators is considered for a gamma-ray telescope operating in the 0.2MeV-50MeV photon range. Inorganic scintillator compounds suitable for incorporation into glass-ceramics are assessed. In addition, several families of glass suitable for use as hosts for scintillating compounds are also reviewed.
AB - Scintillators synthesised as glass-ceramics have several potential benefits compared to the currently-used halide scintillators, including non-hygroscopicity, mechanical ruggedness, ease of producing customisable shapes, and the potential for low-cost synthesis. The use of these scintillators is considered for a gamma-ray telescope operating in the 0.2MeV-50MeV photon range. Inorganic scintillator compounds suitable for incorporation into glass-ceramics are assessed. In addition, several families of glass suitable for use as hosts for scintillating compounds are also reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/620/1/012002
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/620/1/012002
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84939428723
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 620
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012002
T2 - Workshop on the Applications of Novel Scintillators in Research and Industry, ANSRI 2015
Y2 - 12 January 2015 through 14 January 2015
ER -