• DocumentCode
    15755
  • Title

    A New Lanthanide Activator for Iodide Based Scintillators: {\\hbox {Yb}}^{2+}

  • 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
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=15755