Technique for Obtaining Large Complex Oxide Crystals for Experiments on Muon-to-Electron Conversion Registration in High Energy Physics
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https://doi.org/10.15407/scine10.06.024Keywords:
Czochralski method, large size single crystal, luminescence, scintillatorAbstract
Technological approaches for qualitative large size scintillation crystals growing based on rare-earth silicates are proposed. A method of charging the iridium crucibles using the eutectic phase instead of the oxyorthosilicate was developed.
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