Search Results - "Melcher, C L"

Effect of Ba substitution in CsSrI3:Eu2 by Wei, H., Zhuravleva, M., Yang, K., Blalock, B., Melcher, C.L.

“…CsSrI3:Eu2+ was previously reported by our group as a highly efficient scintillator, and we now report the advantages of partial replacement of Sr by Ba…”
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Optimization of a LSO-Based Detector Module for Time-of-Flight PET by Moses, W W, Janecek, M, Spurrier, M A, Szupryczynski, P, Choong, W.-S, Melcher, C L, Andreaco, M

“…We have explored methods for optimizing the timing resolution of an LSO-based detector module for a single-ring, "demonstration" time-of-flight PET camera. By…”
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A comparison of the effect of Ca2+ codoping in cerium doped GSO with that of LSO and YSO by Koschan, M., Yang, K., Zhuravleva, M., Melcher, C.L.

“…The cerium-doped oxyorthosilicates Lu2SiO5 (LSO), Y2SiO5 (YSO), and Gd2SiO5 (GSO) are well-known single-crystal scintillators with well-characterized…”
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The effect of co-doping on the growth stability and scintillation properties of lutetium oxyorthosilicate by Spurrier, M.A., Szupryczynski, P., Rothfuss, H., Yang, K., Carey, A.A., Melcher, C.L.

“…Lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) is a well-known scintillator that is widely used for gamma-ray detection in positron emission tomography (PET) as well as in…”
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Scintillation Non-Proportionality of Lutetium- and Yttrium-Based Silicates and Aluminates by Cutler, P.A., Melcher, C.L., Spurrier, M.A., Szupryczynski, P., Eriksson, L.A.

“…This study compares the light yield as a function of gamma-ray energy for several Lu- and Y-based silicate and aluminate scintillators. These comparisons…”
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Cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate: a fast, efficient new scintillator by Melcher, C.L., Schweitzer, J.S.

“…The authors discuss a single-crystal inorganic scintillator, cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate (Lu/sub 2(1-x)/Ce/sub 2x/(SiO/sub 4/) or LSO). It has a…”
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Towards Sub-Minute PET Examination Times by Eriksson, L, Conti, M, Melcher, C L, Townsend, D W, Eriksson, M, Rothfuss, H, Casey, M E, Bendriem, B

“…The main performance parameters in positron camera system design are sensitivity and spatial resolution. This paper concerns sensitivity, which is a function…”
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Crystal growth and characterization of LuAG:Ce:Tb scintillator by Zhuravleva, M., Yang, K., Spurrier-Koschan, M., Szupryczynski, P., Yoshikawa, A., Melcher, C.L.

“…To investigate the possibility of Tb 3+→Ce 3+energy transfer, we grew single crystals of Lu 3Al 5O 12:Ce co-doped with Tb 3+ using both the micro-pulling-down…”
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Non-proportionality and thermoluminescence of LSO:Ce by Kapusta, M., Szupryczynski, P., Melcher, C.L., Moszynski, M., Balcerzyk, M., Carey, A.A., Czarnacki, W., Spurrier, M.A., Syntfeld, A.

“…This work presents the results from experiments performed on Lu/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/:Ce (LSO:Ce). It looks for potential correlations of light yield…”
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YSO, LSO, GSO and LGSO. A study of energy resolution and nonproportionality by Balcerzyk, M., Moszynski, M., Kapusta, M., Wolski, D., Pawelke, J., Melcher, C.L.

“…We have studied the nonproportionality and intrinsic energy resolution of cerium doped YSO, GSO, LSO and LGSO crystals. While LSO and YSO have similar light…”
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Restored thermoluminescence in oxide crystals by Rakov, A.F., Salikhbaev, U.S., Islamov, A.K., Bartram, R.H., Melcher, C.L.

“…In this paper, we present the results of a thermoluminescence study on several oxide crystals, including Y 3Al 5O 12 (YAG), Y 3Al 5O 12:Nd (YAG:Nd), Lu 2SiO…”
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Perspectives on the future development of new scintillators by Melcher, C.L.

“…The search for new scintillators has become increasingly sophisticated and increasingly successful in recent years, driven to a large degree by the rapidly…”
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Comparison of Fast Scintillators With TOF PET Potential by Conti, M., Eriksson, L., Rothfuss, H., Melcher, C.L.

“…The renewed interest in time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) has been accompanied by new research in the development of fast scintillators,…”
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Light emission mechanism of Lu2(SiO4)O:Ce by SUZUKI, H, TOMBRELLO, T. A, MELCHER, C. L, SCHWEITZER, J. S

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Crystal growth and scintillation properties of Ce3+-doped KGd2Cl7 by Zhuravleva, M., Yang, K., Green, A., Melcher, C.L.

“…In this work, we report the crystal growth of KGd2Cl7:Ce via the vertical gradient freeze method. Various Ce concentrations from 0.5 to 10at% have been tested…”
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Scintillation Crystals for PET by Melcher, Charles L

“…In PET, inorganic scintillator crystals are used to record gamma-rays produced by the annihilation of positrons emitted by injected tracers. The ultimate…”
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Effects of Calcium Codoping on Charge Traps in LSO:Ce Crystals by Kan Yang, Melcher, C.L., Rack, P.D., Eriksson, L.A.

“…Experimental studies of Lu 2 SiO 5 :Ce (LSO:Ce) crystals codoped with various concentrations of Ca (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 at% in the melt) are presented…”
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Photostimulated luminescence and thermoluminescence of LSO scintillators by Visser, R., Melcher, C.L., Schweitzer, J.S., Suzuki, H., Tombrello, T.A.

“…Photostimulated luminescence (PSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) from five Lu/sub 2(1-x/)Ce/sub 2x/(SiO/sub 4/)O (LSO) crystals with different light outputs is…”
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Large size LSO:Ce and YSO:Ce scintillators for 50 MeV range gamma-ray detector by Moszynski, M, Balcerzyk, M, Kapusta, M, Wolski, D, Melcher, C L

“…LSO:Ce and LYSO:Ce scintillators are candidates for the pre-shower detector for the search for mu(+) - e(+) gamma decay with a branching-ratio sensitivity of…”
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Scanning electron and cathodoluminescence imaging of thin film Lu2SiO5:Ce scintillating materials by Rack, P. D., Peak, J. D., Melcher, C. L., Fitz-Gerald, J. M.

“…Cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate thin films were sputter deposited onto rough and smooth alumina substrates to compare their extrinsic photoluminescence…”
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