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Gd2O2S:Tb
Gd2O2S:Eu
Gd2O2S:Pr
Gd2O2S:Pr,Ce,F
 		Y2O2S:Tb
Y2O2S:Eu
Y2O2S:Pr

 		Zn0.5Cd0.4S:Ag
Zn0.4Cd0.5S:Ag


 		CdWO4
CaWO4
MgWO4

 		Y2SiO5:Ce
YAlO3:Ce
Y3Al5O12:Ce
Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce
CdS:In 
ZnO:Ga 
ZnO:Zn 

 		(Zn,Cd)S:Cu,Al 
ZnS:Cu,Al,Au 
ZnCdS:Ag,Cu 

 		ZnS:Ag 
C4H10
plastic scintillator 

Zn2SiO4



 		ZnS:Cu 



Csl:Tl 




Li6F/ZnS:Ag
Li6F/ZnS:Cu,Al,Au



 		Li  glass
Li6 glass
Li7 glass
Li  free glass
CaF2:Eu
 		   
Technical Summary & Usage Table
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% afterglow
 Gd2O2S:Tb P43 Yes Yes --- --- Yes Yes green 545 1.5ms low
 Gd2O2S:Eu   Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes red 627 850µs yes
 Gd2O2S:Pr   Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes green 513 7µs no
 Gd2O2S:Pr,Ce,F   Yes Yes --- --- --- Yes green 513 4µs no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Gd2O2S:Tb P43 2.5 - 25 7.3 2.3 15 K-edge 50keV
L-edge 8keV
UV - < ~ 320nm
(GE - < ~ 400nm) 		high X-ray absorption
also used for VUV
applications and some
neutron applications
 Gd2O2S:Eu   2.5 - 25 7.3 2.3 12
 Gd2O2S:Pr   2.5 - 10 7.3 2.3 13
 Gd2O2S:Pr,Ce,F   2.5 - 10 7.3 2.3 13
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Y2O2S:Tb P45 Yes --- --- --- --- --- white 545 1.5ms low
 Y2O2S:Eu P22R Yes --- --- --- --- --- red 627 850µs yes
 Y2O2S:Pr   Yes --- --- --- --- --- white 513 7µs no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency&nsp;(%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Y2O2S:Tb P45 7 - 10 4.1 --- 14 K-edge 17keV
UV - 220 ~ 380nm 		important use in low
energy X-ray - esp
synchrotron 
 Y2O2S:Eu P22R 7 - 10 4.1 --- 14
 Y2O2S:Pr   7 - 10 4.1 --- 14
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Zn0.5Cd0.4S:Ag HS Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- green 560 80µs yes
 Zn0.4Cd0.6S:Ag HSr Yes --- Yes Yes --- --- red 630 80µs yes
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Zn0.5Cd0.4S:Ag HS 30 - 50 4.7 --- 25 K-edges 9.6 & 27keV
photolysis in UV 		very efficient - low
res X-ray phosphor
 Zn0.4Cd0.6S:Ag HSr 7 - < 30 4.7 --- 22
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 CdWO4   Yes Yes --- --- --- --- blue 475 28µs no
 CaWO4   Yes --- --- --- --- --- blue 410 20µs no
 MgWO4   --- --- --- --- --- --- white 500 80s no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 CdWO4   4 - 10 7.9 2.2 4 K-edges 69 & 27keV
intensifying phosphors
 CaWO4   3 - 7 6.1 --- --- K-edge 69.5 keV
 MgWO4   3 - 7 5.7 --- --- UV multi band  
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Y2SiO5:Ce P47 --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- blue 400 120ns no
 YAlO3:Ce YAP --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- blue 370 25ns no
 Y3Al5O12:Ce YAG --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- green 550 70ns no
 Y3(Al,GA)5O12:Ce YGG Yes --- Yes Yes Yes --- green 530 250ns low
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Y2SiO5:Ce P47 2.5 - 6 --- --- 6   robust fast phosphors -
used in detection
applications with
photomultiplier 
 YAlO3:Ce YAP 3 - 7 5.4 2 4  
 Y3Al5O12:Ce YAG 6 - 10 4.6 1.8 5  
 Y3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce YGG 3 - 7 --- --- 5 K-edges 10.3 & 17 keV
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 CdS:In    --- --- --- Yes Yes --- green 525 < 1ns no
 ZnO:Ga    --- --- --- Yes Yes --- blue 390 < 5ns no
 ZnO:Zn  P15 --- --- --- Yes Yes --- blue 495 8µs no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 CdS:In    2 - 6 4.8 2.5 ~ 0.5   ultra fast stable
phosphors - for TOF
 ZnO:Ga    3 - 7 5.6 2 ~ 1.5  
 ZnO:Zn  P15 2 - 6 5.6 2     low energy electron
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 (Zn,Cd)S:Cu,Al  P22G --- --- --- --- Yes --- green 565 35µs low
 ZnS:Cu,Al,Au  P22G --- --- --- --- Yes --- green 540 35µs low
 ZnCdS:Ag,Cu  P20 --- --- --- --- Yes --- green 530 80µs low
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 (Zn,Cd)S:Cu,Al  P22G 4 - 10 4.2 --- 25   efficient electron
phosphor use to image
with CCD
 ZnS:Cu,Al,Au  P22G 4 - 10 4.1 2.4 22  
 ZnCdS:Ag,Cu  P20 2.5 - 10 4.2 --- 22  
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 ZnS:Ag  P11 --- --- Yes Yes --- --- blue 455 80µs low
 C4H10 anthracene --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- blue 447 32ns no
 plastic scintillator EJ-212 --- --- Yes Yes Yes --- blue 400 2.4ns no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 ZnS:Ag  P11 2.5 - 25 4.1 2.4 25    
 C4H10 anthracene flake 1.3 1.6 8.7    
 plastic scintillator EJ-212 n/a 1.3 --- 3    
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Zn2SiO4:Mn P1 --- --- --- --- Yes --- green 530 11ms low
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Zn2SiO4:Mn P1 3 - 8 --- --- 5 < 220nm  
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 ZnS:Cu  GS Yes --- --- --- --- --- green 520 mins long
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 ZnS:Cu  GS 30 - 40 4.1 2.4 18 K-edge 9.6 keV X-ray / light aliqnment
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Csl:Tl    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes --- green 545 5µs yes
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 Csl:Tl    --- 4.5 1.8 8.5 K-edge 33 keV columnar qrowth
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% afterglow
 6LiF/ZnS:Ag ND --- --- --- --- --- Yes blue 455 80µs no
 6LiF/ZnS:Cu,Al,Au NDg --- --- --- --- --- Yes green 565 35µs no
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		particle size range - µm density - g/cm³ refractive index efficiency (%) relative to Nal absorption characteristics general comments
 6LiF/ZnS:Ag ND 1.5 / 5 --- --- --- thermal n (low X-ray) large area n imaging
 6LiF/ZnS:Cu,Al,Au NDg 1.5 / 7 --- --- --- thermal n large area n imaging
phosphor
scintillator 		common
name 		X-ray e¯ / ion neutron (n) color peak (nm) decay to 10% after glow
 Li glass GS1/10, KG1 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes blue 386 120ns no
 6Li glass GS2/20, KG2 Yes --- --- Yes --- Yes blue 386 120ns no
 7Li glass GS3/30, KG3 --- --- --- Yes --- Yes blue 386 120ns no
 Li free
 glass 		NAG --- --- --- --- --- Yes blue 400 1ms no
1613EU --- --- --- --- --- --- red 617 8ms low
 CaF2:Eu   --- ---