Print Email Facebook Twitter High-light-output scintillator for photodiode readout: LuI3:Ce3+ Title High-light-output scintillator for photodiode readout: LuI3:Ce3+ Author Birowosuto, M.D. Dorenbos, P. Van Eijk, C.W.E. Krämer, K.W. Güdel, H.U. Faculty Applied Sciences Department Radiation, Radionuclides and Reactors Date 2006-06-28 Abstract In this paper, we investigated the scintillation properties of LuI3:Ce3+. Radioluminescence, light output, energy resolution, and ?-scintillation decay are reported. We find an extremely high light output of 98?000±10?000?photons/MeV. LuI3:Ce3+ also gives a very high electron-hole (e-h) pair response when it is coupled with an avalanche photodiode (APD) (92?000±9000?e?h?pairs?MeV). With an APD, a best energy resolution (full width at half maximum over the peak position) of 3.3%±0.3% for 662?keV ? quanta is observed. A combination of an extremely high light output and a good energy resolution makes LuI3:Ce3+ an ideal scintillator for radiation sensor applications. Some drawbacks due to the hygroscopicity and the difficult growth of LuI3:Ce3+ crystals are also discussed. Subject scintillationlutetium compoundsceriumphotoluminescenceoptical materialsavalanche photodiodes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:14900833-bdb6-4e9e-a41b-07b78fee84a7 DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207689 Publisher American Institute of Physics ISSN 0021-8979 Source http://link.aip.org/link/JAPIAU/v99/i12/p123520/s1 Source Journal of Applied Physics, 99 (12), 2006 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2006 The Author(s); American Institute of Physics Files PDF Birowosuto_2006.pdf 115.42 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:14900833-bdb6-4e9e-a41b-07b78fee84a7/datastream/OBJ/view