Fabrication, optical and scintillation properties of (Lu 0.75 ,Y 0.25 )AG:Pr ceramic scintillators

Autor: Yan Zhang, Lin Ge, Chen Hu, Huamin Kou, Xiqi Feng, Jiayue Xu, Jiang Li, Yubai Pan
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Optical Materials. 69:214-218
ISSN: 0925-3467
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2017.04.043
Popis: Y 3+ admixing Lu 3 Al 5 O 12 :Pr ceramics are fabricated successfully by the solid state reaction method and further optimized by an air-annealing process. Optical absorption, photoluminescence spectra and scintillation properties such as radioluminescence, and light output are measured and compared with those of the Y 3+ free LuAG:Pr ceramics. Positive effect of Y 3+ codopant consists mainly in the significant increase of scintillation light output, as well as the decrease of relative intensity of slow component. With 0.15% Pr 3+ codoping, the obtained LuYAG:Pr ceramic displays a light output of 28500 ph/MeV at 3 μs shaping time, higher than that of the LuAG:Pr ceramic scintillators ever report. The effect of Y 3+ admixture is further explained by vacuum ultraviolet and electron spin resonance experiment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE