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concerned with the synthesis and characterization of suited inorganic compo<strong>und</strong>s. Such<br />

materials are used as wavelength converters in fluorescent lamps and in scintillating and<br />

information storing crystals. Present work is focused on x-ray detection materials, which<br />

exhibit needle-like growth, needed for improved resolution in medical imaging. In particular<br />

cesium halides-based storage phosphors and scintillators are <strong>und</strong>er investigation. Further<br />

research is concentrated on the low radiation hardness of CsBr:Eu 2+ . Radiation-induced<br />

defects like color centers and precipitations are studied by means of spectroscopic<br />

methods, electron microscopy and structural analysis.<br />

In the field of storage phosphors also BaFBr:Eu 2+ used in commercial image plates is<br />

investigated. On the one hand the mechanism of PSL-sensitization should be clarified. On<br />

the other hand the production of foils and glass ceramics including BaFBr:Eu 2+ is in the<br />

focus of the work.<br />

Another topic is radiation scintillators, which convert x-ray energy immediately into visible<br />

light, then detected by a CCD-array. For dynamical imaging in computer tomography (CT)<br />

a fast decay of the emitted light is required. Therefore investigations are focused on the<br />

mechanisms which influence the lifetime of the light emitting activator transitions.<br />

Furthermore general challenges are the sensitization of such phosphors in respect to the<br />

radiation energy, which can range from ultraviolet over hard γ-rays to thermal neutrons.<br />

Staff Members<br />

Head<br />

Prof. Dr. Heinz von Seggern<br />

Research Associate Dr. Kinga Horvath<br />

Dr. Christian Melzer<br />

Dr. Sergey V. Yampolskii<br />

Technical Personnel<br />

Secretary<br />

PhD Students<br />

Diploma Students<br />

Gabriele Andreß<br />

Sabine Hesse<br />

Gerlinde Dietrich<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Niels Benson<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Arne Fleissner<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Andrea Gassmann<br />

Dipl.-Phys. Oliver Karg<br />

Dipl.-Phys. Frederik Neumann<br />

Dennis Braun<br />

Andrea Gassmann<br />

Urs Krämer<br />

Tobias Lang<br />

Humboldt-fellow Dr. Graham Appleby<br />

Guest Scientist Prof. Dr. Sergei Fedosov<br />

Prof. Dr. Robert Fleming<br />

Dipl.-Phys. Xianguo Meng<br />

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Dr. Sergej Zhukov<br />

Dr. Jörg Zimmermann<br />

Bernd Stoll<br />

Dipl.-Phys. Ulrich Niedermeier<br />

Dipl.-Phys. Oliver Ottinger<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Schidleja<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Christopher Siol<br />

Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Weiß<br />

Martin Schidleja<br />

Hanna R. Schmid<br />

Hans Schmidt

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