CERIUM-DOPED ORTHOPHOSPHATES - NEW PROMISING SCINTILLATORS

Authors
LEMPICKI A BERMAN E WOJTOWICZ AJ BALCERZYK M BOATNER LA
Citation
A. Lempicki et al., CERIUM-DOPED ORTHOPHOSPHATES - NEW PROMISING SCINTILLATORS, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 40(4), 1993, pp. 384-387
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Part
1
Pages
384 - 387
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1993)40:4<384:CO-NPS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We report initial results for a new class of scintillating materials, cerium doped rare earth orthophosphates. The most promising is Ce:LuPO 4, which under gamma-excitation shows fast, single-exponential decay, of 25 ns at room temperature, and a light output of 17,200 photons per 1 MeV. These features combined with a reasonable density, (6.53 g/cm3 ), make it a strong contender for many applications.