High-light-output scintillator for photodiode readout:: LuI3:Ce3+

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作者：

Birowosuto, M. D.

Dorenbos, P.

van Eijk, C. W. E.

Kraemer, K. W.

Guedel, H. U.

机构：

[1] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Sci Appl, NL-2629 JB Delft, Netherlands

[2] Univ Bern, Dept Chem & Biochem, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland

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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2006年 / 99卷 / 12期

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10.1063/1.2207689

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

In this paper, we investigated the scintillation properties of LuI3:Ce3+. Radioluminescence, light output, energy resolution, and gamma-scintillation decay are reported. We find an extremely high light output of 98 000 +/- 10 000 photons/MeV. LuI3:Ce3+ also gives a very high electron-hole (e-h) pair response when it is coupled with an avalanche photodiode (APD) (92 000 +/- 9000 e-h pairs/MeV). With an APD, a best energy resolution (full width at half maximum over the peak position) of 3.3%+/- 0.3% for 662 keV gamma quanta is observed. A combination of an extremely high light output and a good energy resolution makes LuI3:Ce3+ an ideal scintillator for radiation sensor applications. Some drawbacks due to the hygroscopicity and the difficult growth of LuI3:Ce3+ crystals are also discussed.

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