Title :
Dopant segregation in Czochralski grown rare-earth-ion doped 6LiCaAlF6 single crystal for thermal neutron detection
Author :
Kawaguchi, Noriaki ; Yanagida, Takayuki ; Fujimoto, Yutaka ; Yamazaki, Atsushi ; Watanabe, Kenichi ; Fukuda, Kentaro ; Kurosawa, Shunsuke ; Futami, Yoshisuke ; Yokota, Yuui ; Yoshikawa, Akira
Author_Institution :
Tokuyama Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Dopant segregation in Ce doped 6LiCaAlF6 single crystal was researched by evaluating a position dependence of light yields in the crystal. Ce doped 6LiCaAlF6 single crystal was grown by Czochralski technique and several parts of the crystal were cut from grown crystal and polished. Position dependence of radioluminescence spectra and pulse height spectra were investigated.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium; crystal growth from melt; gas scintillation detectors; lithium compounds; neutron detection; segregation; 6LiCaAlF6:Ce; Czochralski grown rare-earth-ion doped; Czochralski technique; dopant segregation; grown crystal; light yields; pulse height spectra; radioluminescence spectra; single crystal; thermal neutron detection; Heating; Neutrons; Photonics; Polyethylene;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154638