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November 26,2015

DOE: Scintillators for Gamma-ray Spectroscopy

  • Release Date:11-02-2015
  • Open Date:11-30-2015
  • Due Date:12-21-2015
  • Close Date:02-09-2016
Of interest is research on materials that will lead to practical high-brightness scintillators with energy resolution significantly better than the currently available sodium iodide-based gamma
spectrometers and a t a cost lower than lanthanum bromide. Several new and promising formulations (including co-doping of known materials) have been discovered and synthesized in
small quantities, but there is a need for industrial crystal-growth facilities to find ways to produce practical sizes of high-quality scintillators at a reasonable cost. As an alternative to crystal growth,
techniques that produce high quality, large volume scintillators with good spectroscopic performance from the consolidation of powders are highly desirable. Moreover, a scintillator thick
enough to absorb high energy gamma rays must also be very transparent to its own emitted light. A laboratory demonstration is expected in Phase I, while Phase II should lead to the development of a
commercial process with a significant advantage over current crystal growth techniques.
 
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