Abstract
We evaluated optical and scintillation properties of a 0.03% Cr-doped Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG:Cr) single crystal grown by Czochralsk method for medical use. Since human body has low absorption region from approximately 700-1100 nm, near infrared scintillators would be applied to the real time dose monitor system. In the X-ray excited radioluminescence, the emissions related to 2E→4 A2 transitions of Cr3+ were observed at around 725 nm. The scintillation light yield of GGG: Cr 0.03% single crystal under 5.5 MeV alpha-ray excitation was determined to be 30% of BGO.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6704860 |
Pages (from-to) | 320-322 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Feb |
Keywords
- Crystalline materials
- Infrared emission
- Photoluminescence
- Scintillation properties
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering