Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 52, Issue 1, 17(2023)

Growth and Scintillation Properties of Large Size Thallium-Doped Sodium Iodide Crystals

LI Maolin1,2、*, XU Wusheng2,3, ZHANG Bin2,3, TIAN Dongsheng1, YIN Zurong1, ZHANG Zhenxi1, JIA Yongchao4, and XU Zhaopeng1
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    LI Maolin, XU Wusheng, ZHANG Bin, TIAN Dongsheng, YIN Zurong, ZHANG Zhenxi, JIA Yongchao, XU Zhaopeng. Growth and Scintillation Properties of Large Size Thallium-Doped Sodium Iodide Crystals[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2023, 52(1): 17

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    Received: Sep. 15, 2022

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    Published Online: Mar. 18, 2023

    The Author Email: LI Maolin (limaolin320@qq.com)

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