@article{961baeb3e9c14c91983e519e596f5fe7,
title = "Neutron detection with LiCaAlF6 scintillator doped with 3d-transition metal ions",
abstract = "Capability of thermal neutron detection was examined for LiCaAlF 6 (LiCAF) scintillators doped with 3d-transition metal ions. Their radioluminescence spectra were measured with an 241-Am source to simulate 6Li(n, α)3H reaction. The sufficiently intense radioluminescence was observed for the Mn, Co and Cu dopants, while only a weak one was observed for Ti, V, Fe and Ni. A Mn doped LiCAF crystal, which showed the highest radioluminescence intensity, was coupled with a Si avalanche photodiode for the examination of its neutron response. It was confirmed that the average current of the photodiode clearly increased under excitation with 13.5 meV neutron flux.",
keywords = "Fluoride, Neutron, Scintillator, Single crystal",
author = "Noriaki Kawaguchi and Takayuki Yanagida and Yutaka Fujimoto and Yuki Furuya and Yoshisuke Futami and Akihiro Yamaji and Kenichi Watanabe and Atsushi Yamazaki and Akira Uritani and Shinji Kajimoto and Hiroshi Fukumura and Shunsuke Kurosawa and Yuui Yokota and Jan Pejchal and Akira Yoshikawa",
note = "Funding Information: The MUSASI beam port in JRR-3 was used as the thermal neutron beam source. A part of this work was conducted under the trial-use program for neutron industrial applications funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan . This work is also partially supported by the funding program for next generation world-leading researchers, Japan Society for Promotion of Science .",
year = "2013",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.03.024",
language = "English",
volume = "55",
pages = "128--131",
journal = "Radiation Measurements",
issn = "1350-4487",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
}