Recent developments in scintillator research

Some results of recent scintillator research are presented. A description of the scintillation mechanisms of BaF/sub 2/ and of the influence of Pb/sup 2+/ and La/sup 3+/ doping on the scintillation characteristics is given. The UV scintillation properties of LaF/sub 3/:Nd/sup 3+/ are discussed. It is shown that scintillation light ( lambda =173 nm) emitted by this crystal can be detected in a photosensitive multiwire proportional counter. The decay time of the emission is 6 ns.<
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