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Custom High-Temperature Furnace Design Guide | ...

Custom high-temperature furnaces are critical for materials synthesis, crystal growth, CVD/PVD processing, and advanced thermal treatment. This guide explains how to design a reliable research or industrial furnace by selecting...

How to Choose a Laboratory Furnace

A practical guide to choosing a laboratory furnace for materials research, covering temperature range, atmosphere control, tube and chamber materials, heating elements, furnace configurations, safety requirements, and applications such as...

Where to Buy Custom Scintillator Crystals

A practical guide on where to buy custom scintillator crystals such as CsI(Tl), NaI(Tl), LYSO, BGO, and LaBr₃. Learn what makes a reliable supplier, how to specify custom dimensions, dopant...

CsI(Tl) vs NaI(Tl) vs LYSO vs BGO vs LaBr₃

A comprehensive comparison of CsI(Tl), NaI(Tl), LYSO, BGO, and LaBr₃ scintillators, covering light yield, energy resolution, decay time, density, cost, and ideal applications for gamma spectroscopy, radiation detectors, PET, and...

Best Scintillators for Portable Radiation Detec...

Portable radiation detectors require scintillators that balance sensitivity, ruggedness, fast response, and low power consumption. This guide compares CsI(Tl), LYSO, NaI(Tl), BGO, and LaBr₃, highlighting performance trade-offs, durability, hygroscopicity, and...

CsI(Tl) Energy Resolution at 662 keV | Full Tec...

The typical energy resolution of CsI(Tl) scintillators at 662 keV is about 6% FWHM. This article explains the physical reasons behind CsI(Tl)’s performance, compares it with NaI(Tl), LYSO, and LaBr₃,...