Published July 15, 1988
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Journal article
X-ray efficiency of phosphor screens in the 20--60 kV range
Creators
- 1. Physics Department, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
Description
The absolute efficiency of phosphor screens under x-ray excitation is studied for tube voltages ranging from 20 to 60 kV. The screens were prepared of ZnS:Cu, ZnCdS:Ag, Y2O2S:Tb, Gd2O2S:Tb, and CaWO4, which are the phosphors most commonly used in the x-ray applications. This efficiency appears to be about 100 times lower than the efficiency of the same screens under fluoroscopy conditions
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Appl. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- J. Appl. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 940-942
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
- CODEN
- JAPIA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19082123
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- CADMIUM SULFIDES; CALCIUM OXIDES; COPPER; CRYSTAL DOPING; DISPLAY DEVICES; DOPED MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GADOLINIUM OXIDES; GADOLINIUM SULFIDES; KEV RANGE 10-100; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCREENS; SILVER; TERBIUM; TUNGSTEN OXIDES; X RADIATION; YTTRIUM OXIDES; YTTRIUM SULFIDES; ZINC SULFIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COMPUTER-GRAPHICS DEVICES; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; ENERGY RANGE; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTON EMISSION; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTHS; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS