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We investigated the optical properties of 13 different dielectric materials (slide glass, quartz, Al2O3 (c-cut), DyScO3 (110), KTaO3 (001), LaAlO3 (001), (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001) (LSAT), MgF2 (100), MgO (100), SiC, SrTiO3 (001),…
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Research in ceramic scintillators has steadily progressed alongside the research in bulk single crystal scintillator growth. As interest in faster scintillation material production with lower cost increases, more research on scintillating…
High light collection efficiency is an important requirement in any application of scintillation detectors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility for improving this parameter in cryogenic scintillation bolometers,…
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The optical properties the high-temperature superconductor La{2-x}Ba{x}CuO{4} have been measured over a wide frequency and temperature range for light polarized in the a-b planes and along the c axis. Three different Ba concentrations have…
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