Figure 3
(a) Zirconium K-edge: scintillation intensity (normalized to the low-energy part of the edge) versus X-ray energy of Eu-doped FCZ glass ceramics annealed at a temperature of 563 K for various periods of time. The lines are a guide to the eye; the symbols represent the experimental data points. (b) Value of the decrease of the scintillation intensity at the zirconium K-edge relative to the scintillation intensity at 18 keV. The hexagonal phase BaCl2 nanocrystals have a particle size of 10–20 nm, whereas the orthorhombic phase ones have a particle size of 40–120 nm. The grey bar gives the range of values for the zirconium K-edge step in the absorption for thicknesses from 430 (upper limit) to 620 µm (lower limit). The values are taken from Fig. 1. |