Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 50, Issue 10, 1933(2021)

Scintillation Properties of Cs2LiYCl6∶Ce Crystal for Neutron and Gamma Dual Detection

HOU Yueyun1、*, GUI Qiang1, ZHANG Chunsheng1, YANG Lei1, YUAN Huiping1, LIU Shan1, REN Guohao2, and ZHANG Mingrong1
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    HOU Yueyun, GUI Qiang, ZHANG Chunsheng, YANG Lei, YUAN Huiping, LIU Shan, REN Guohao, ZHANG Mingrong. Scintillation Properties of Cs2LiYCl6∶Ce Crystal for Neutron and Gamma Dual Detection[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2021, 50(10): 1933

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    Received: Aug. 23, 2021

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    Published Online: Dec. 6, 2021

    The Author Email: HOU Yueyun (houyueyun@bgri.com)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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