Solid-State Radiation Detectors

12	Lanthanum Halide and Cerium Bromide Scintillators Oliver J. Roberts

CONTENTS

12.1  Motivation: The Need for New Scintillators

12.2  Characteristics of Lanthanum Halide Scintillators

12.2.1  Intrinsic Activity

12.2.2  Nonproportionality and Energy Resolution

12.2.3  Timing Resolution

12.2.4  Novel Codoped Lanthanum Halide Scintillators

12.2.5  PMT Selection and Other Readout Devices

12.2.6  Proton and Neutron Activation

12.3  Characteristics of Cerium Tri-Bromide (CeBr₃) Scintillators

12.3.1  Proton Activation and Intrinsic Activity of CeBr₃ Scintillators

12.3.2  Timing Properties of CeBr₃ Scintillators

12.4  Summary

References

12.1  MOTIVATION: THE NEED FOR NEW SCINTILLATORS

In developing a new scintillator crystal, a variety of important ...