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  • Multifunctional scintillati...
    Dormenev, V; Brinkmann, K - T; Dosovitskiy, G; Fedorov, A; Korjik, M; Kozlov, D; Mechinsky, V; Novotny, R W; Zaunick, H - G

    Journal of physics. Conference series, 01/2019, Letnik: 1162, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    The scintillator gadolinium aluminium gallium garnet (Gd3Al2Ga3O12, GAGG) was found to be an excellent material for application in non-homogeneous detecting cells for future calorimeters, operating in a harsh irradiation environment. GAGG, activated by cerium ions, can be used to detect γ-quanta and to absorb efficiently neutrons in a wide energy range. The capture of neutrons is accompanied by the emission of relatively soft γ-quanta which can be ignored at calorimetric measurements above 10 MeV. These findings create prospects to construct compact detectors for different purposes, from particle physics to industry.