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Onken, Drew 2018-08-23T08:35:33Z 2019-02-22T09:30:14Z 2018 https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/92372 To address outstanding issues in the growth and performance of crystals for radiation detection, I develop and employ several material characterization techniques not previously implemented in the field. Two main, interconnected issues are addressed: the cracking of certain crystals during the growth process and spatial inhomogeneity in the defect distributions of radiation detector crystals. Although the purpose of these materials is to detect high-energy gamma rays, no gamma rays were used in these studies. Instead, much can be learned from the more precise interactions of low-energy photon and neutron beams. en Wake Forest University crystal growth inhomogeneity neutron diffraction radiation detection scintillators two-photon microscopy Applying Novel Material Characterization Techniques using Ultrafast Laser Excitation and Neutron Diffraction in Radiation Detector Crystals Dissertation Williams, Richard T Donati, George L Bonin, Keith D Carroll, David L Ucer, Kamil B Physics 2019-02-22 open.access