Title :
Experimental determination of optical scattering and absorption in LaBr3:Ce3+
Author :
Van Dam, Herman T. ; Drozdowski, Winicjusz ; Seifert, Stefan ; Dorenbos, Pieter ; Schaart, Dennis R.
Author_Institution :
Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB, The Netherlands
Abstract :
The performance of a scintillation detector is highly influenced by the optical properties of the crystal. These properties, notably the optical scattering and absorption lengths, are not accurately known yet for LaBr3:Ce3+. Its strong hygroscopicity complicates the measurement of these properties. In this work a method is described to measure the optical scattering and absorption lengths of LaBr3:Ce3+ crystals.
Keywords :
Absorption; Light scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Single photon emission computed tomography; Solid scintillation detectors; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774152