Theoretical and experimental perspectives on materials used to detect nuclear radiation are presented in the 21 papers, with the bulk of attention given to cadmium telluride (CdTe) and cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) materials. The topics include the real-time imaging of the electrical field distribution in CdZnTe at low temperature, modeling the crystal growth of CdZnTe, growing boron carbide crystals from a copper flux, scintillating metal organic frameworks as a new class of radiation detection materials, the opto-electrical characterization and x-ray mapping of large-volume CdZnTe radiation detectors, and the synthesis and structures of elpasolite halide scintillators. The reproductions of typescripts present a range of typefaces and page formats. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Detector materials include semiconductors and scintillators, which are represented by a variety of binary molecular compounds such as lanthanum halides (LaX3), zinc oxide (ZnO) and mercuric iodide (HgI2). Ideally, these materials possess appropriate range bandgaps, high atomic numbers of the central element and high densities. They also perform at room temperature, have strong mechanical properties and low production costs. There are significant gaps, however, in the information needed to improve the quality of these materials - in terms of reproducible purity, homogeneity and mechanical integrity. This book features the latest advances in radiation detection materials, both from experimental and theoretical standpoints, as both are needed to grow and characterize materials that will produce enhanced detectors of the future. Topics include: CdTe and CdZnTe detectors; neutron detectors and scintillators.
