HORIZONS IN WORLD PHYSICS. VOLUME 272; HORIZONS IN WORLD PHYSICS. VOLUME 272; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; Preface; Chapter 1: Growth, Characterization, Nonlinear Optical Properties and Electron Irradiation Effects on 4-Amino-5-Mercapto-3- [1-(4-Isobutylphenyl) Ethyl]- 1,2, 4-Triazole and N'- [(Z)-(4-Methylphenyl) Methylidene]- 4-Nitrobenzo Hydrazide Single Crystals; 1. Introduction; 2. Synthesis and Crystal Growth; 2.1. 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-[1-(4-isobutylphenyl) ethyl]-1, 2, 4-triazole (AMIT), 2.2. N'-[(Z)-(4-Methylphenyl) Methylidene]-4-Nitrobenzo-hydrazide (NMPMN)3. Characterization; 3.1. 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-[1-(4-isobutylphenyl) ethyl]-1, 2, 4-triazole (AMIT); 3.1.1. XRD; 3.1.2. FTIR Spectroscopy; 3.1.3. UV-Visible Spectroscopy; 3.1.4. SEM and Thermal analysis (TGA and DSC); 3.1.5. Microhardness; 3.2. N'-[(Z)-(4-Methylphenyl) Methylidene]-4-Nitrobenzohydrazide (NMPMN); 3.2.1. XRD; 3.2.2. FTIR Spectroscopy; 3.2.3. UV-Visible Spectroscopy; 3.2.4. SEM and Thermal Analysis (TGA and DSC); 3.2.5. Microhardness; 4. SHG Measurement., 4.1. 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-[1-(4-isobutylphenyl) ethyl]-1, 2, 4-triazole (AMIT)4.2. N'-[(Z)-(4-Methylphenyl) Methylidene]-4-Nitrobenzohyd razide (NMPMN); 5. Electron Irradiation Effects; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Resolution Enhanced Pixilated Nuclear Detection; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Sampling Density; 3. Non Ideal Sampling; 4. Nuclear Imaging; 4.1. Overview; 4.2. Conventional Scintillation Gamma Camera; 4.3. NaI Detector Performance; 4.4. CZT versus NaI; 4.5. Comparison with the Conventional Scintillation Gamma Camera; 4.5.1. Electrical Signal and Energy Resolution., 4.5.2. Dead Space4.5.3. Intrinsic Spatial Resolution; 4.6. System Design Trade-Off; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: CdTe and CdZnTe Pixel Detectors for X-Ray Spectroscopic Imaging; Abstract; Introduction; Principles of Operation ff CdTe and CdZnTe; Pixel Detectors; CdTe and CdZnTe Properties; Signal Formation and the "Small Pixel Effect"; Energy and Spatial Resolution; Recent Developments; CdTe and CdZnTe Pixel Detector Configurations; Medical and Astrophysical Applications; CdZnTe Pixel Detectors for Hard X-Ray Focusing Telescopes., and CdZnTe and CdTe Pixel Detectors for Polarimetry in X-Ray and Gamma Ray AstronomyConclusion; References; Chapter 4: Efficient Generation of CW Ultra-Violet Light with a Type-I Phase Matched Periodically-Poled KTP Crystal in a Ring Cavity; Abstract; Introduction; SHG in a Single-Pass Configuration; SHG with the Aid of a Cavity; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Design Criteria and HPF Modeling of Nonlinear Optical Waveguides Characterized by Second Harmonic Generation Process; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Design Criteria of a Periodic SHG Device.
