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Understanding the scintillation properties of Cu- and Sn-based two-dimensional perovskite crystals while comparing them to those high-light-yield fast Pb-based crystals.

We present a new technique developed for the measurement of the scintillation efficiency of nuclear recoils in solid scintillators. Using this technique we measured the quenching of the scintillation efficiency for the various recoiling nuclei in CaWO4 crystals which are used in direct Dark Matter searches.

We consider detection of high-energy photons in PET using thick scintillation crystals. Parallax effect and multiple Compton interactions in this type of crystals significantly reduce the accuracy of conventional detection methods. In order to estimate the scintillation point coordinates based on photomultiplier responses, we use asymptotically optimal nonlinear techniques, implemented by feed-...

The luminescence and scintillation properties of ZnO single crystals were studied by photoluminescence and X-ray-induced luminescence (XRIL) techniques. XRIL allowed a direct comparison to be made between the near-band emission (NBE) and trap emissions providing insight into the carrier recombination efficiency in the ZnO crystals. It also provided bulk luminescence measurements that were not a...

The origin of the transmission damage in PWO crystals is discussed. It is shown that both electron and hole centers created on the basis of structural defects in PbWO4 crystals contributed to the induced absorption of the crystals. The different aspects of the suppression of the recharge processes in PWO scintillation crystals are also discussed. 1 Bogoroditsk Techno Chemical Plant, Bogoroditsk...

We are exploring the possibility of using PIN photodiodes to readout the scintillation crystals used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detector designs. Semiconductor photodetectors typically have a lower signal to noise ratio than photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). However, they have the advantage of compactness, and, thus, scintillation crystal readout schemes not available to PMTs because of ...

This study investigates the physical limitations involved in the extraction of accurate timing information from pixellated scintillation detectors for positron emission tomography (PET). Accurate physical modeling of the scintillation detection process, from scintillation light generation through detection, is devised and performed for varying detector attributes, such as the crystal element le...

We report on a study of the radiation resistance and fluorescence of bismuth germanate scintillation crystals doped with europium (BGO : Eu). The transmission spectrum, the light output and the fluorescence spectrum of BGO : Eu crystals were measured before and after irradiation . The radiation resistance of BGO : Eu crystals was found to be increased with increase of europium doping. A red flu...

The feasibility to grow bulk La-GPS:Ce scintillation crystals by the Czochralski method using Mo crucibles has been reported.