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Optical and Scintillation Properties of Hf⁴⁺ Codoped SrI₂:Eu²⁺ Single Crystals.
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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science . Jun2020, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p876-879. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Single crystals of Eu2+-activated SrI2, one of the most leading-edge scintillators for gamma-ray spectroscopy applications, have a low radioactive background, excellent energy resolution of 2.6%–3% at 662 keV, and high light yield of 80 000–120 000 photons/MeV. In this article, tetravalent ions codoping, namely, Hf4+ codoping, was used to enhance its scintillation performance. $\emptyset 12$ mm diameter SrI2:Eu2+ single crystals codoped with 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 at% Hf4+ were successfully grown by the multiampoule Bridgman method. All grown crystals are highly transparent, crack-free, and inclusion-free. The effects of Hf4+ codoping concentration on the optical and scintillation properties were studied. The gamma-ray energy resolutions of SrI2:Eu single crystals can be improved from 3.4% to 3.1% at 662 keV, and from 6.6% to 6.0% at 122 keV upon 0.05 at% Hf4+ codoping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189499
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144242953
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2020.2981680