SCINTILLATION PROPERTIES OF ND-3+ DOPED LAF3 CRYSTALS

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作者
DORENBOS, P [1 ]
VANEIJK, CWE [1 ]
HOLLANDER, RW [1 ]
SCHOTANUS, P [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV UTRECHT,RJ VAN DE GRAAFF LAB,UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
关键词
Crystals - Lanthanum Compounds - Luminescence - Neodymium and Alloys - Spectroscopy; Emission;
D O I
10.1109/23.106602
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have studied the scintillation properties of LaF3 single crystals doped with Nd3+ by means of X-ray excitation. The Nd concentration ranged from 0.001 to 12 mol%. The luminescence caused by 4f-4f transitions in Nd3+ shows a maximum intensity at concentrations near 1 mol%. A 5d-4f transition yields an emission band at 173 nm with a decay time of about 6 ns. We have studied the intensity of this emission as a function of the Nd concentration. It appears that the intensity increases with the Nd concentration. Copyright © 1990 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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