Radiation tolerant YAG: Ce scintillation crystals grown under reducing Ar+CO atmosphere

The scintillation properties and radiation hardness of undoped and Ce doped YAG crystals, which were grown from tungsten crucibles in the Ar + CO atmosphere and annealed under different conditions, have been evaluated. The scintillation crystals obtained under such conditions have a high scintillati...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 1015; p. 165764
Main Authors: Dormenev, V., Brinkmann, K.-T., Borisevich, A., Kazlou, D., Korzhik, M., Moritz, M., Novotny, R.W., Orsich, P., Gerasymov, Ia, Tkachenko, S., Arhipov, P., Sidletskiy, O., Zaunick, H.-G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
Subjects:
Detectors
Garnet
Ionizing radiation
Radiation damage
Scintillator
Garnet
Scintillator
Ionizing radiation
Radiation damage
Detectors
ISSN:0168-9002, 1872-9576
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Summary:The scintillation properties and radiation hardness of undoped and Ce doped YAG crystals, which were grown from tungsten crucibles in the Ar + CO atmosphere and annealed under different conditions, have been evaluated. The scintillation crystals obtained under such conditions have a high scintillation yield, demonstrate short scintillation kinetics with the major component of ∼60 ns, and demonstrate high radiation resistance when irradiated with both γ-quanta and high energy protons. The obtained results open up the opportunity to produce high-temperature garnet crystals using iridium-free technology, which forms the basis for a technology for mass production at an affordable price.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2021.165764