Growth and scintillation properties of Eu-doped LiCl/Li2SrCl4 eutectic scintillator for neutron detection

Naoko Kutsuzawa; Yui Takizawa; Kei Kamada; Masao Yoshino; Kyoung Jin Kim; Rikito Murakami; Yasuhiro Shoji; Vladimir V. Kochurikhin; Akira Yoshikawa

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2021.126373

Growth and scintillation properties of Eu-doped LiCl/Li₂SrCl₄ eutectic scintillator for neutron detection

Naoko Kutsuzawa, Yui Takizawa, Kei Kamada, Masao Yoshino, Kyoung Jin Kim, Rikito Murakami, Yasuhiro Shoji, Vladimir V. Kochurikhin, Akira Yoshikawa

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A ⁶LiCl/⁶Li₂SrCl₄ eutectic scintillator with a high Li concentration was developed as a novel thermal neutron scintillator. Eu²⁺ served as an activator for the ⁶Li₂SrCl₄ phase, and Eu-doped ⁶LiCl/⁶Li₂SrCl₄ eutectics were grown via the Bridgman Stockbarger method in quartz ampoules (inner diameter = 4 mm). The Eu-doped ⁶LiCl/⁶Li₂SrCl₄ eutectics exhibited a lamellar-type eutectic structure and optical transparency, as well as 400 nm emission due to Eu²⁺ 5d-4f transition. The scintillation properties of the eutectics were evaluated under gamma- and alpha-ray irradiation to demonstrate its potential as a thermal neutron scintillator.

本文言語	English
論文番号	126373
ジャーナル	Journal of Crystal Growth
巻	576
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2021.126373
出版ステータス	Published - 2021 12月 15

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凝縮系物理学
無機化学
材料化学

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