SrI2: a novel scintillator crystal for nuclear isotope identifiers

Paper Abstract

The growth and scintillating properties of undoped and Eu²⁺ doped Strontium Iodide indicate excellent potential for gamma ray spectroscopy. Energy resolution at 662 keV was found to be as good as 2.7% at 662 keV. The effect of purification by zone refining was also studied and crystal growth of SrI₂ by the Bridgman technique was found to be less subject to cracking compared to the growth of lanthanum halide scintillators.

This paper was published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7079

Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics X, Arnold Burger; Larry A. Franks; Ralph B. James, Editors, 70790Y