DocumentCode :
15755
Title :
A New Lanthanide Activator for Iodide Based Scintillators: 
Author :
Rowe, Elliott ; Bhattacharya, Pallab ; Tupitsyn, E. ; Groza, M. ; Burger, A. ; Cherepy, Nerine J. ; Payne, Stephen A. ; Sturm, B.W. ; Pedrini, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Life & Phys. Sci. Nashville, Fisk Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
Volume :
60
Issue :
2
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Apr-13
Firstpage :
1057
Lastpage :
1060
Abstract :
In this study we report for the first time that Yb2+ is an efficient and fast activator in iodide scintillator crystals. In both SrI2 and CsBa2I5, Yb2+ offers blue luminescence (λ max = 414 nm), light yield greater than 50,000 Photons/MeV and sub-microsecond decay time. Results on crystal growth and characterization will be presented.
Keywords :
crystal growth; solid scintillation detectors; CsBa2I5; SrI2; Yb; blue luminescence; crystal growth; iodide based scintillators; iodide scintillator crystals; lanthanide activator; sub-microsecond decay time; Cooling; Crystals; Energy resolution; Heating; Strontium; Ytterbium; Halide; radiation detection; scintillator; ytterbium;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2253330
Filename :
6496313
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