BISMUTH SILICATE BI4SI3O12, A FASTER SCINTILLATOR THAN BISMUTH-GERMANATE BI4GE3O12

Authors
KOBAYASHI M ISHII M HARADA K YAMAGA I
Citation
M. Kobayashi et al., BISMUTH SILICATE BI4SI3O12, A FASTER SCINTILLATOR THAN BISMUTH-GERMANATE BI4GE3O12, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 372(1-2), 1996, pp. 45-50
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
372
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
45 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)372:1-2<45:BSBAFS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Single crystals of bismuth silicate were grown by the Bridgman method. The excitation and emission spectra are similar to BGO. The light out put is 20% of BGO, giving FWHM energy resolution of 319b for 662 keV g amma-rays (Cs-137). The decay constants are 2.4 ns (for 6% of intensit y), 26 ns (12%) and 99 ns (82%). The radiation hardness against Co-60 gamma-rays was about 10(5)-10(6) rad at the emission peak of 480 nm. S pontaneous recovery as well as optical annealing was also studied. BSO may be one the promising scintillators for high energy physics experi ments.