A new technique for infrared scintillation measurements

We propose a new technique to measure the infrared scintillation light yield of rare earth (RE) doped crystals by comparing it to near UV-visible scintillation of a calibrated Pr:(Lu$_{0.75}$Y$_{0.25}$)$_{3}$Al$_5$O$_{12}$ sample. As an example, we apply this technique to provide the light yield in visible and infrared range up to \SI{1700}{nm} of this crystal.Comment: submitted to NIM

A Deeper Insight into (Lu,Y)AG:Pr Scintillator Crystals

Interior of Czochralski-grown (Lu,Y)AG:Pr crystals has been examined by means of several techniques, such as X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Additionally, their luminescence has been monitored at various combinations of a double-beam (X-ray/IR) excitation

A deeper insight into (Lu,Y)AG : Pr scintillator crystals

Interior of Czochralski-grown (Lu,Y)AG:Pr crystals has been examined by means of several techniques, such as X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Additionally, their luminescence has been monitored at various combinations of a double-beam (X-ray/IR) excitation

33000 photons per MeV from mixed (Lu0.75Y0.25)3Al5O12:Pr scintillator crystals

(LuxY1-x)3Al5O12:Pr (x = 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) crystals have been grown by the Czochralski method and their scintillation properties have been examined. Compared to the well-respected LuAG:Pr scintillator, which has so extensively been studied in the recent years, the new mixed LuYAG:Pr crystals display markedly higher light yields, regardless of the value of x. In particular, (Lu0.75Y0.25)3Al5O12:0.2%Pr characterized by a yield of 33000 ph/MeV, an energy resolution of 4.4% (at 662 keV), and a density of 6.2 g/cm3, seems to be an ideal candidate to supercede Lu3Al5O12:0.2%Pr (19000 ph/MeV, 4.6%, 6.7 g/cm3) in various applications. The observed enhancement of light output following the partial substitution of lutetium by yttrium is most probably related to some specific differences in distributions of shallow traps in particular materials.RST/Radiation, Science and TechnologyApplied Science

Scintillation response to gamma-rays measured at wide temperature range for Tl doped CsI with SiPM readout

A custom design cryostat was constructed to study the temperature dependence of relative light yield and non-proportionality trends of scintillators between −182 °C and ＋152 °C. CsI:Tl crystal response to γ-rays and X-rays was investigated between 14 keV and 662 keV. Scintillation light was detected by a SiPM device, which was installed on a copper frame separated from the crystal and the cooling rod to enable operating the device at room temperature. The scintillation efficiency of CsI:Tl is peaked at about room temperature. The light yield of CsI:Tl at temperature close to liquid nitrogen boiling point is reduced by a factor of 15 in comparison to room temperature conditions. The non-proportionality of CsI:Tl scintillation response is high at low temperatures and is getting more proportional with increasing temperature