A high-density inorganic scintillator: lead fluoride chloride

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Chen, JM [1 ]
Shen, DZ [1 ]
Ren, GH [1 ]
Mao, RH [1 ]
Yin, ZW [1 ]
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[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Ceram, Shanghai 201800, Jiading Dist, Peoples R China
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10.1088/0022-3727/37/6/020
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Lead fluoride chloride (PbFCl) crystal, whose density is about 7.11 g cm(-3), was grown by the modified Bridgman method. PbFCl can emit violet-blue light with the peaks at 392 and 420 nm when excited by ultraviolet light or x-rays. The light yield of PbFCl under irradiation of Cs-137 is about 20% as that of bismuth germanate. A fast and a slow decay time with 4 ns and 35 ns, respectively, were obtained when PbFCl was studied with a pulsed x-ray facility. The irradiation resistivity of PbFCl was studied by applying Co-60. The results of the experiments indicate that PbFCl is a new inorganic scintillator.
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