scintillation crystal
31electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
32luminescence — luminescent, adj. /looh meuh nes euhns/, n. 1. the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies. 2. the light produced by such an emission. [1885 90; < L lumin (see LUMEN) +… …
33Index of optics articles — Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.[1] Optics usually describes the behavior of visible,… …
34BeppoSAX — Infobox Space telescope name = BeppoSAX caption = Artist s conception of BeppoSax in space (credit: the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) and BeppoSAX Science Data Center (SDC)) organization = ASI / NIVR alt names = Satellite per Astronomia X… …
35Powder diffraction — is a scientific technique using X ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. [B.D. Cullity Elements of X ray Diffraction Addison Wesley Mass. 1978] Explanation Ideally …
36Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c …
37Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy — The Wavelength dispersive X ray spectroscopy (WDXRF or WDS) is a method used to count the number of X rays of a specific wavelength diffracted by a crystal. The wavelength of the impinging x ray and the crystal s lattice spacings are related by… …
38Neutron activation analysis — Science with Neutrons Foundations Neutron temperature Flux · Radiation  …
39Sodium iodide — Identifiers CAS number …
40scintillator — A substance that emits visible light when hit by a subatomic particle or x or gamma ray. SEE ALSO: scintillation counter. liquid s. a liquid with the properties of a s., in which the substance whose radioactivity is to be measured can be… …
