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SCINTILLATING MATERIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

... a scintillating material for emitting light when excited by incident radiation ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Matériau capable de convertir un rayonnement ionisant, tel qu'un rayonnement gamma, par exemple, en un rayonnement lumineux généralement situé dans le spectre visible ou ultraviolet.

OBS

À titre d'exemple de matériau scintillant, on peut citer le tungstate de plomb PbW04 ou le germanate de bismuth (BGO).

Spanish

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