School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Group Publications

N.M. Winch and A. Edgar, "X-ray imaging using a commercial camera", Nuclear Instruments and Methods A A654, 308-313 (2011).

D. Tonchev, G. Belev, C. Koughia, S. Panigrahi, C. Varoy, A. Edgar, and S.O. Kasap, "Thermally Induced Nanostructures in Samarium-Doped Glass Ceramics for X-Ray Sensor Applications", in Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors (Springer, Dordrecht, 2011), pp. 241-248.

G. Soundararajan, C. Koughia, A. Edgar, C. Varoy, and S. Kasap, "Optical properties of erbium-doped fluorochlorozirconate glasses", J. Non-Cryst. Solids 357, 2475-2479 (2011).

G. Okada, B. Morrell, C. Koughia, A. Edgar, C.R. Varoy, G. Belev, T. Wysokinski, D. Chapman, and S. Kasap, "Spatially Resolved Measurement of High Doses in Microbeam Radiation Therapy using Samarium Doped Fluorophosphate Glasses: Development of a High-Resolution High-Dose Dosimetric Detector", Applied Physics Letters 99, 121105-121108 (2011).

C. Koughia, G. Okada, D. Tonchev, S.O. Kasap, A. Edgar, C. R. Varoy, and H von Seggern, "Optical and selected thermal properties of samarium- doped fluorochlorozirconate (FCZ) glass-ceramics: Formation and growth of BaCl2 nanocrystals in FCZ glass-ceramics", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 357, 2272-2277 (2011).

L. Dixie, A. Edgar, and M. Bartle, "Luminescence and X-ray phosphor properties of samarium and lanthanum-doped cubic barium chloride", Phys Stat solidi (c) C8, 132– 135 (2011).

G. Belev, G. Okada, D. Tonchev, C. Koughia, C. Varoy, A. Edgar, T. Wysokinski, D. Chapman, and S. Kasap, "Valency conversion of samarium ions under high-dose synchrotron generated x-ray radiation", physica status soklidi c 8, 2822-2825 (2011).

M. Bartle, A. Edgar, and L. Dixie, "Novel Methods for Measuring Afterglow in Developmental Scintillators for X-ray and Neutron Detection", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A A651, 105-109 (2011).

A. Edgar, J. Zimmermann, H von Seggern, and C. R. Varoy, "Lanthanum- stabilised europium-doped cubic barium chloride: An efficient x-ray phosphor", Journal of Applied Physics 107, 083516 (2010).

A. Edgar, M. Bartle, C. Varoy, G.V.M. Williams, and S.G. Raymond, "Structure and Scintillation Properties of Cerium-Doped Barium Chloride Ceramics: Effects of Cation and Anion Substitution", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 57, 1218-1222 (2010).

N. Winch and A. Edgar, "Light scattering in glass ceramic x-ray storage phosphors", Journal of Applied Physics 105, 023506-023501/023508 (2009).

G. V. M. Williams, A. Edgar, C. Dotzler, and S.R. Raymond, "Optically Rewriteable gratings in Mn2+ doped RbCdF3", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 20 268-271 (2009).

D. Tonchev, G. Belev, S. Panigrahi, C. Varoy, A. Edgar, H. Von Seggern, and S. Kasap, "Rare Earth Doped Fluorochlorozirconate (FCZ) Glasses and Glass-Ceramics: Selected Thermal Properties and X-Ray Luminescence in Samarium Doped FCZ", in NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, edited by J.P.; Petkov Reithmaier, P.; Kulisch, W.; Popov, C. (Springer Science and Business Media, 2009), pp. 377-386.

A. Edgar, C. R. Varoy, C. Koughia, D. Tonchev, G. Belev, G. Okada, S.O.Kasap, H. von Seggern, and M. Ryan, "Optical properties of divalent samarium-doped fluorochlorozirconate glasses and glass ceramics", Journal of Optical Materials 31 1459-1466 (2009).

J.W. Quilty, A. Edgar, and G. Schierning, "Photostimulated Luminescence and Thermoluminescence in Europium-Doped Barium Magnesium Fluoride", Current Applied Physics 8, 420-424 (2008).

A. Edgar, M. Bartle, S. G. Raymond, G.V.M. Williams, and C. Varoy, "Structural and Scintillation Properties of Cerium-Doped Ba1-xLaxCl2+x Ceramics", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 55, 1160-1163 (2008).

C. Dotzler, G. V. M. Williams, and A. Edgar, "Radiation-Induced Optically and Thermally Stimulated Luminescence in RbCdF3 and RbMgF3", Current Applied Physics 8, 447-450 (2008).

G. V. M.; Dotzler Williams, C.; Edgar, A.; Raymond, S. G. , "Ultraviolet induced absorption and Bragg grating inscription in RbCdF3:Mn2+", Journal of Applied Physics 102(11), 113106/113101-113106/113106. (2007).

J Quilty, J Robinson, G. A. Appleby, and A. Edgar, "Thermoluminescence Apparatus Using PT100 Resistors as the Heating and Sensing Elements", Review of Scientific Instruments 78, 083905 (083901-083906) (2007).

A Edgar, "The core-shell particle model for light scattering in glass– ceramics: Mie scattering analysis and discrete dipole simulations", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 18, S335-S338 (2007).

C. J. Dotzler, G. V. M. Williams, U. Reiser, and A. Edgar, "Optically stimulated luminescence in NaMgF3:Eu2+", Applied Physics Letters 91, 121910 (2007).

C. Dotzler, G. V. M. Williams, A. Edgar, and G.A. Appleby, "Dosimetric Properties of RbCdF3:Mn2+", Radiation Measurements 42(4-5), 586-589 (2007).

C. Dotzler, G. V. M. Williams, and A Edgar, "TSL, PL and optical properties of X - Irradiated RbMgF3:Mn2+", phys. stat.sol. (c) 4, 992-995 (2007).

C. Dotzler, G.V.M. Williams, and A. Edgar, "RbCdF3:Mn2+: A Potential UV Dosimeter Material", Applied Physics Letters 91(18), 181909 (2007).

S.C. Hendy and A. Edgar, "Structure of fluorochlorozirconate glasses using molecular dynamics", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 352 (5), 415-422 (2006).

S. C. Hendy and A. Edgar, "Structure of fluorochlorozirconate glasses using molecular dynamics", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 352 (5), 415-422 (2006).

A Edgar, G.V.M. Williams, S. Schweizer, and J.-M. Spaeth, "Spatial Resolution of a Glass-Ceramic X-ray storage Phosphor", Current Applied Physics 6, 399-402 (2006).

A Edgar, S.C. Hendy, and D. A. Bayliss, "Phase Separation in Mixed- Halide Ba-La-Li Zirconate Glasses: A Molecular Dynamics Study", Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B 47, 254-258 (2006).

A. Edgar, "Luminescent Materials", in Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials, edited by S. Kasap and P Capper (Springer, Leipzig, 2006), pp. 1107-1119.

A. Edgar, "Optical Properties of Glasses", in Optical Properties of Condensed Matter and Applications, edited by J.Singh (John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2006), pp. 160-196.

A Edgar, "Core-Shell Particle Model for Light Scattering from Glass Ceramics", Applied Physics Letters 89, 041909-(041901-041903) (2006).

C. Dotzler, GVM Williams, A Edgar, S Schweizer, B Henke, J_M Spaeth, A. Bittar, J Hamlin, and C Dunford, "The Effect of X-Ray, g-Ray and UV Radiation on the Optical Properties of RbCdF3:Mn2+", Journal of Applied Physics 100, 033102 (033101-033107) (2006).

G. A. Appleby, A. Edgar, G. V. M. Williams, and P. Vontobel, "Structure and neutron imaging characteristics of lithium borate-barium chloride glass-ceramics", Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment 564, 424-430 (2006).

G.A. Appleby, A Edgar, G.V.M. Williams, and P. Vontabel, "Structure and neutron imaging characteristics of lithium borate - barium chloride glasses and glass-ceramics", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: 564 (Issue 1), 424-430 (2006).

G.A. Appleby, A Edgar, G.V.M. Williams, and A.J.J. Bos, "Photostimulated Luminescence from BaCl2:Eu2+ nanocrystals in lithium borate glasses following neutron irradiation", Applied Physics Letters 89 (1), 101902-101901, 110192-101903 (2006).