• DocumentCode
    1925871
  • Title

    Cerium-doped orthophosphates: new promising scintillators

  • Author

    Lempicki, A. ; Berman, E. ; Wojtowicz, J.J. ; Balcerzyk, M. ; Boatner, L.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem., Boston Univ., MA, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    25-31 Oct 1992
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Abstract
    The authors report initial results for a new class of scintillating materials, cerium-doped rare earth orthophosphates. The most promising is Ce:LuPO4, which under γ-excitation shows fast, single-exponential decay (25 ns at room temperature), and a decent light output (17200 photons per 1 MeV). These features, combined with a reasonable density (6.53 g/cm3), make it a strong contender for many applications
  • Keywords
    cerium; lutetium compounds; photoluminescence; scintillation; γ-excitation; 25 ns; 293 K; Ce doped; LuPO4:Ce; decay time; light output; rare earth orthophosphates; scintillating materials; Biomedical equipment; Cerium; Chemistry; Laboratories; Lead compounds; Medical services; Positron emission tomography; Prototypes; Solid state circuits; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0884-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301128
  • Filename
    301128
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1925871