학술논문

Radiation damage in pure and RE-doped LiBaF/sub 3/ crystals
Document Type
Conference
Source
1996 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium. Conference Record Nuclear science and medical imaging Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE. 1:266-269 vol.1 1996
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Luminescence
Doping
Crystalline materials
Photonic crystals
Excitons
Stability
Energy exchange
Electromagnetic wave absorption
Kinetic theory
Temperature distribution
Language
ISSN
1082-3654
Abstract
Absorption, emission, excitation and thermoluminescence were investigated for pure, Eu- and Ce-doped LiBaF/sub 3/ crystals, both as grown and irradiated. It is shown that the purity of initial crystal is a prerequisite to reduce the afterglow and decrease the radiation damage level. Doping by Ce or Eu ions is a way to vary the spectral and kinetic characteristic. The exciton luminescence and blue afterglow are suppressed in Eu- or Ce-doped crystals. Radiation induced absorption spectrum is complicated and includes more than six overlapped bands. Emission of these color centers appears in the luminescence spectrum.