Cadmium Tungstate (CdWO4)

Single crystals

Application fields Scintillators
Structure Monoclinic
Cleavage plane  (010)
Melting point 1325 oC
Density:  7.9 g/cm3
Wavelength of max. emission 540 nm
Decay constant 5000 ns
Refractive index at emission maximum 2.25
Light output relative to NaI(Tl) 40 %
Max. crystal diameter Æ 50.8 mm

 
"As grown" single crystals and some elements
Polished CdWO4 Æ 50 mm

(resolution of about 14 %)

Material Safety Data Sheet