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Informationen zum Autor Piotr A. Rodnyi, Ph.D. St.Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia Klappentext Physical Processes in Inorganic Scintillators explains the complexities of scintillation from a modern point of view, and illuminates the way to the development of better scintillation materials. This unique work first defines the fundamental physical processes underlying scintillation and governing the primary scintillation characteristics of light output, decay time, emission spectrum, and radiation hardness. The book then discusses the complicated mechanisms of energy conversion and transformation in inorganic scintillators. The section on the role of defects in energy transfer and scintillation efficiency will be of special interest. Throughout the book the author presents useful equations with practical results. Zusammenfassung Explores the theory and applications of scintillation processes and points the way to the development of better scintillation materials. This book defines the fundamental physical processes as a basis for controlling the primary scintillation characteristics of light output, decay time, emission spectrum, and radiation hardness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Basic Principles and Processes: Physical Mechanism of Scintillation. Scintillation Materials. Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Scintillators. General Characteristics of Inorganic Scintillators. Scintillator Requirements in Various Applications. Conversion of Electronic Excitations in Solids: Charge Carrier Behaviors. Energy Losses. Scintillation Yield Spectra. Intrinsic Luminescence of Inorganic Scintillators: Excitonic Luminescence. Excitonic-Like Luminescence. Extrinsic Luminescence of Inorganic Scintillators: Thallium-Activated Halide Scintillators. Other Thallium-Based and Thallium-Doped Crystals. Crystals Containing Other ns2 Ions. Sodium-Activated Cesium Iodide. Rare-Earth-Activated Crystals. Defect Formation by Ionizing Radiation: Effect on Scintillator Characteristics. Mechanisms of Defect Formation. Efficiency of Defect Production. Formation Time of F-H Pairs. Closing Comments. References. Index.Back Cover Copy...
