Carrier recombination processes and divalent lanthanide spectroscopy in YPO4:Ce3+;L3+ (L=Sm,Dy,Tm)

We studied charge carrier trapping, detrapping, and recombination phenomena in Ce3+ doped YPO4, codoped with Sm3+, Dy3+, or Tm3+. Ce ions trap the holes and Sm, Dy, and Tm trap electrons created during x-ray irradiation. By means of red to infrared stimulation, the trapped electrons can be back transferred to Ce leading to shorter wavelength Ce3...

Direct evidence for the participation of band-tails and excited-state tunnelling in the luminescence of irradiated feldspars

The significance and extent of band-tail states in the luminescence and dosimetry properties of natural aluminosilicates (feldspars) is investigated by means of studies using low temperature (10 K) irradiation and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) stimulation spectroscopy, and thermoluminescence (TL) in the range 10–200 K, made in...

Effect of Electron Traps on Scintillation of Praseodymium Activated Lu3Al5O12

In this paper we present the studies performed on a set of Lu3Al5O12:Pr (LuAG:Pr) crystals with praseodymium concentration between 1.5 and 10%, grown by the micro-pulling-down (muPD) technique. The research comprises the measurements of X-ray excited emission spectra and 137Cs gamma-ray pulse height spectra in a range from 78 to 600 K, and...