LuAlO/sub 3/:Ce and other aluminate scintillators

A new scintillator, LuAlO/sub 3/:Ce, has been found to have properties that put it in the forefront when stopping power and timing is of importance. This material, an extension of other well known cerium-doped scintillators, the yttrium-based orthoaluminate and garnet, can be readily pulled from the melt, and displays particularly promising performance. We summarize the results achieved when Y is replaced by Lu in this class of oxide crystals.<<ETX>>

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