Title :
Scintillation properties of 2-inch-diameter Pr: Lu3A15O12 single crystal
Author :
Kamada, Kei ; Tsutsumi, Kousuke ; Usuki, Yoshiyuki ; Yanagida, Takeyuki ; Sato, Mitsuhiro ; Ogino, Hiraku ; Novoselov, Andrey ; Yoshikawa, Akira ; Kobayashi, Masaaki ; Sugimoto, Shojiro ; Saito, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Co., Ltd., Tsukuba
fDate :
Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
Abstract :
Pr:LuAG has interesting properties of high density, high light yield and a very fast 5d-4f emission decay time. Recently we have develop 2-inch-diameter Pr:LuAG single crystal for scintillator applications such medical imaging and high-energy physics. In this report, we study uniformity of the light yield, energy resolution, decay time and gamma-ray response in the range from 59.5 keV (241Am) to 1.4 MeV (241Am).
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; gamma-rays; lutetium compounds; praseodymium; scintillation; scintillation counters; solidification; 5d-4f emission decay time; Czochralski method; LuAl5O12:Pr; crystal growth; energy resolution; gamma-ray response; high density; high light yield; high-energy physics; medical imaging; scintillation properties; single crystal; size 2 in; solidification fraction; Automatic control; Biomedical imaging; Control systems; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Energy resolution; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0922-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436658
