| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9845873 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this work we optimize the growth condition of 8 inch size BaF2 single crystal which could be grown by the Czochralski (Cz) method with the resistive heating system and thermal insulators. Grown crystals were colorless transparent with 205Â mm in diameter, 90Â mm in length. The variation of the birefringence in the radial direction was 8.7Â nm/cm. Grown BaF2 single crystals show good transmittance (>80%) over 200Â nm wavelength and super fast decay time of 0.60-0.63Â ns. These characteristics indicate the high potential of 8-in. size BaF2 single crystal grown by the Cz method for TOF-PET.
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Authors
Kei Kamada, Teruhiko Nawata, Yoji Inui, Hiroyuki Yanagi, Hiroki Sato, Akira Yoshikawa, Martin Nikl, Tsuguo Fukuda,