Title :
Development of elpasolite and monoclinic thermal neutron scintillators
Author :
van Eijk, C.W.E. ; de Haas, J.T.M. ; Dorenbos, P. ; Krämer, K.W. ; Güdel, H.U.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Scintillation properties of Ce doped Cs2LiYBr6, Rb2LiScBr6, Rb2LiYBr6, Rb2LiLaBr6, Rb2LiYI6 elpasolite, and Li3YBr6 monoclinic inorganic thermal-neutron scintillator crystals were investigated. Light yields and decay times were studied. Cs2LiYBr6:Ce and Rb2LiYBr6:Ce show a high light yield of ≥64,000 photons per thermal neutron. More details will be presented and advantages and disadvantages of these new scintillator materials will be discussed.
Keywords :
caesium compounds; cerium; lanthanum compounds; lithium compounds; neutron detection; rubidium compounds; scandium compounds; solid scintillation detectors; Ce doped Cs2LiYBr6; Ce doped Li3YBr6; Ce doped Rb2LiLaBr6; Ce doped Rb2LiScBr6; Ce doped Rb2LiYBr6; Ce doped Rb2LiYI6; Cs2LiYBr6:Ce; Li3YBr6:Ce; Rb2LiLaBr6:Ce; Rb2LiScBr6:Ce; Rb2LiYBr6:Ce; Rb2LiYI6:Ce; decay times; elpasolite thermal neutron scintillators; light yields; monoclinic thermal neutron scintillators; photons; scintillation properties; scintillator materials; Absorption; Chemical technology; Crystalline materials; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Helium; Instruments; Neutrons; Photonic crystals; Solid scintillation detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596245
