Keywords: mixed crystals, ZnSe_1-xS_x, radiation detector, scintillator, X-ray induced luminescence
PACS: 78.20.-e

^aUkrainos nacionalinės mokslų akademijos Scintiliacinių medžiagų institutas, Charkovas, Ukraina
^bLenkijos mokslų akademijos Fizikos institutas, Varšuva, Lenkija

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