Instrumentation for X-ray Excited and Laser Induced Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy Using Two-Dimensional Photon Counting

Author

Pook, N. -P ; Fruhner, C. -J ; Franzl, T. ; Denzer, U. ; Adam, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Inorg. & Anal. Chem., Clausthal Univ. of Technol., Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Volume

59

Issue

5

fYear

2012

Firstpage

2319

Lastpage

2323

Abstract

A table top picosecond pulsed X-ray and laser induced fluorescence spectrometer using two-dimensional photon counting is presented. With this streak camera system it is possible to measure fluorescence events in a wavelength range from 200-850 nm. Measuring results are full time resolved fluorescence spectra with a temporal resolution up to 20 ps after deconvolution. The instrumental response function (IRF) of the system is around 60 ps for laser excitation and 80 ps for X-ray excitation. For a performance test well known inorganic (CsI, CsI:Tl) and organic scintillators (anthracene) as well as rhodamine 6G for laser induced fluorescence are measured and evaluated. The easily manageable system shows satisfying results in agreement with literature values.

Keywords

X-ray spectrometers; deconvolution; fluorescence spectroscopy; photon counting; solid scintillation detectors; streak cameras; X-ray excited fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy; deconvolution; fluorescence event measurement; full time resolved fluorescence spectra; inorganic scintillator detector; instrumental response function; laser induced fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy; laser induced fluorescence measurement; organic scintillator detector; picosecond pulsed X-ray fluorescence spectrometer; rhodamine 6G; streak camera system; temporal resolution; time 80 ps; two-dimensional photon counting; wavelength 200 nm to 850 nm; Cameras; Electron tubes; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Wavelength measurement; X-ray lasers; Decay time; fluorescence; laser excitation; luminescence; measurement techniques; scintillation; system testing; time measurements; x-rays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2012.2185063

Filename

6163391