Scintillation properties of Zr co-doped Ce:(Gd, La)2Si2O7 grown by the Czochralski process

Rikito Murakami, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Yasuhiro Shoji, Vitezslav Jary, Yuji Ohashi, Jan Pejchal, Yuui Yokota, Kei Kamada, Martin Nikl, Akira Yoshikawa

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Abstract

(Gd0.75,Ce0.015,La0.235)2Si2O7 (Ce:La-GPS) single crystals co-doped with 0, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 ppm Zr were grown by the Czochralski process, and their scintillation properties were investigated. We investigated the co-doping effect of a stable tetravalent ion in Ce:La-GPS for the first time. The scintillation decay times in the faster component were shortened with increasing the Zr concentration. While the non-co-doped sample showed ∼63 ns day time, the Zr 100, 200, 500 and 1000 ppm co-doped samples showed ∼61, ∼59, ∼57, ∼54 ns, respectively. Additionally, light output, photon nonproportional response (PNR) and other optical properties were investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-165
Number of pages4
JournalRadiation Measurements
Volume90
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jul

Keywords

  • Co-doping effect
  • Czochralski process
  • La-GPS
  • Pyrosilicate
  • Scintillator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Instrumentation

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