Fine-grained Ce,Y:SrHfO3 Scintillation Ceramics Fabricated by Hot Isostatic Pressing

Danyang ZHU; Kang QIAN; Xiaopu CHEN; Zewang HU; Xin LIU; Xiaoying LI; Yubai PAN; Eva MIHÓKOVÁ; Martin NIKL; Jiang LI

doi:10.15541/jim20210059

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