33000 photons per MeV from mixed (Lu0.75Y0.25)3Al5O12:Pr scintillator crystals

(LuxY1-x)3Al5O12:Pr (x = 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) crystals have been grown by the Czochralski method and their scintillation properties have been examined. Compared to the well-respected LuAG:Pr scintillator, which has so extensively been studied in the recent years, the new mixed LuYAG:Pr crystals display markedly higher light yields, regardless of...

Scintillation Properties of Praseodymium Activated Lu3Al5O12 Single Crystals

Scintillation properties of LuAG:Pr grown by Furukawa Co. Ltd., Japan, have been studied. The best crystals display light outputs up to 19000 ph/MeV and an energy resolution of 4.6% at 662 keV. The scintillation yield is found to be a function of size and temperature of the sample; it can be enhanced by 40% upon heating to 450 K....

Ce3+ activated LaBr3?xIx: High-light-yield and fast-response mixed halide scintillators

Here, we report the scintillation properties of LaBr3?xIx:5%Ce3+ with four different compositions of x, i.e., x = 0.75, 1.5, 2, and 2.25. Radioluminescence spectra reveal a shift of the emission wavelength with the LaBr3 to LaI3 ratio. LaBr1.5I1.5:5%Ce3+ shows the highest scintillation light yield of 58?000?photons/MeV, whereas LaBr0.75I2.25:5...

Cerium-doped barium halide scintillators for x-ray and ?-ray detections

Single crystals of Ce-activated BaCl2, BaBr2, and BaI2 were investigated under x-ray and ?-ray excitation. The Ce3+-related x-ray excited luminescence in BaBr2 shifts significantly to longer wavelengths upon increasing the doping level from 0.1% to 1%. In Ce-activated BaCl2 only a slight shift can be observed. BaI2 does not show any Ce3+-related...

Thermal-neutron scintillator: Ce3+ activated Rb2LiYBr6

Scintillation and luminescence characteristics of Rb2LiYBr6 doped with 0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, and 5%?Ce3+ are presented. Under optical and x-ray excitation, Ce3+ doublet emission is observed at 385 and 420 nm. Rb2LiYBr6:0.5%?Ce3+ shows very high thermal neutron scintillation light output of 83?000 photons/neutron. An excellent neutron peak resolution...

High-light-output scintillator for photodiode readout: LuI3:Ce3+

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...