Title :
Luminescence and scintillation properties of YAG:Pr
Author :
Wisniewska, M. ; Wisniewski, D. ; Wojtowicz, A.J. ; Tavernier, S. ; Lukasiewicz, T. ; Frukacz, Z. ; Galazka, Z. ; Malinowski, M.
Author_Institution :
Inter-Univ. Inst. for High Energies, Vrije Univ. of Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
In this communication we report on scintillation and spectroscopic properties of YAG crystals activated with Pr3+ ions. Light yield of this material was found to be dependent on level of activation and best results are achieved for nominal Pr concentration of 0.24%. Spectroscopic results reveal many effects which can be explained in the frame of recombinational model of YAG:Pr scintillation.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; garnets; photoluminescence; praseodymium; scintillation; solid scintillation detectors; yttrium compounds; YAG:Pr; YAG:Pr3+; YAl5O12:Pr; light yield; luminescence; recombinational model; scintillation properties; Crystalline materials; Luminescence; Optical materials; Physics; Postal services; Pulse measurements; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy; Telephony; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7324-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1008472
