Modified floating-zone crystal growth of Mg<sub>4</sub>Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>9</sub> and its scintillation performance
Dongsheng Yuan, Federico Moretti, Didier Perrodin, Grégory Bizarri, T. Shalapska, Christophe Dujardin, Edith Bourret
Abstract
Rods of single crystal MgTaO<sub>9</sub> were produced free of macroscopic defects and their scintillation properties including afterglow were measured. The compound characteristics make it a candidate for high energy X-ray radiography applications.
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ScintillationAfterglowMaterials scienceCrystal (programming language)RodScintillatorCrystal growthSingle crystalAnalytical Chemistry (journal)CrystallographyMineralogyOpticsChemistryPhysicsDetectorAlternative medicineMedicineAstronomyGamma-ray burstProgramming languagePathologyChromatographyComputer scienceRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research