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A novel method for investigating optically stimulated luminescence in scintillators.
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Journal of Luminescence . Nov2022, Vol. 251, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) is a known property in many scintillators, and investigating the branching ratio of thermalized carriers to this photon-emission mechanism could aid both scintillator development and OSL-based dosimetry. We present a novel method for determining the branching ratio of thermalized carriers to OSL in scintillators while monitoring the energy deposition from 511 keV gamma photons on an event-by-event basis. We demonstrate the method using a cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LYSO:Ce) crystal, and validate that the observed signal indeed originates from OSL photons by estimating the lifetime of the OSL traps, which is consistent with values found in the literature. We report a branching ratio of thermalized carriers to the OSL traps in LYSO:Ce of (1.0±0.2)% upon excitation with 511 keV gamma photons, using a one-trap-one-recombination-center model. • New approach for assessing a dosimetric property in scintillators. • Branching ratio to OSL traps in LYSO:Ce reported for the first time. • OSL yield of LYSO:Ce is found to be 400 ± 80 photons per deposited MeV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *OPTICALLY stimulated luminescence
*SCINTILLATORS
*BRANCHING ratios
*PHOTONS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222313
- Volume :
- 251
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Luminescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159075632
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119237