Bismuth silicate Bi4Si3O12, a faster scintillator than bismuth germanate Bi4Ge3O12

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作者
Kobayashi, M
Ishii, M
Harada, K
Yamaga, I
机构
[1] SHONAN INST TECHNOL,FUJISAWA,KANAGAWA 251,JAPAN
[2] FUTEK FURNACE CO,KANAZAWA KU,YOKOHAMA,KANAGAWA 236,JAPAN
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10.1016/0168-9002(95)01279-6
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Single crystals of bismuth silicate were grown by the Bridgman method. The excitation and emission spectra are similar to BGO. The light output is 20% of BGO, giving FWHM energy resolution of 319b for 662 keV gamma-rays (Cs-137). The decay constants are 2.4 ns (for 6% of intensity), 26 ns (12%) and 99 ns (82%). The radiation hardness against Co-60 gamma-rays was about 10(5)-10(6) rad at the emission peak of 480 nm. Spontaneous recovery as well as optical annealing was also studied. BSO may be one the promising scintillators for high energy physics experiments.
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