Afterglow Suppression and Non-Radiative Charge-Transfer in CsI:Tl,Sm

Author

Bartram, Ralph H. ; Kappers, Lawrence A. ; Hamilton, Douglas S. ; Lempicki, Alexander ; Brecher, Charles ; Gaysinskiy, V. ; Ovechkina, E.E. ; Nagarkar, V.V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Volume

55

Issue

3

fYear

2008

fDate

6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1232

Lastpage

1236

Abstract

Suppression of afterglow in co-doped CsI:Tl is found to be an order of magnitude more effective in CsI:Tl, Sm than in CsI:Tl, Eu. Rate equations predict that deep electron traps introduced by co-doping with samarium effectively scavenge electrons from shallow traps associated with thallium, thus suppressing afterglow in the time domain of tens of milliseconds. In addition, combined radioluminescence and thermoluminescence experiments suggest that electrons released by samarium recombine non-radiatively with trapped holes, thus providing a mechanism for suppression of hysteresis. Ab initio quantum chemistry calculations support the conclusion that non-radiative charge-transfer transitions in CsI:Tl, Sm are enabled by the presence of low-energy excited states of within the ground configuration.

Keywords

ab initio calculations; afterglows; caesium compounds; charge transfer states; electron traps; excited states; nonradiative transitions; samarium; scintillation; solid scintillation detectors; thallium; thermoluminescence; CsI:Tl,Sm; ab initio quantum chemistry calculations; afterglow suppression; deep electron traps; excited states; nonradiative charge-transfer transitions; radioluminescence; rate equations; thermoluminescence; Charge carrier processes; Chemistry; Electron beams; Electron traps; Equations; Ground support; Radiative recombination; Samarium; Spontaneous emission; Temperature; Afterglow; cesium iodide; non-radiative recombination; radioluminescence;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2008.922833

Filename

4545070