A new scintillating glass for high energy physics applications

Author

Puseljic, D. ; Baumbaugh, B. ; Bishop, J. ; Busenitz, J. ; Cason, N. ; Cunningham, J. ; Gardner, R. ; Kennedy, C. ; Mannel, E. ; Mountain, R.J. ; Ruchti, R. ; Shephard, W. ; Zanabria, M. ; Baumbaugh, A. ; Knickerbocker, K. ; Rogers, A. ; Kinchen, B. ; Hil

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA

Volume

35

Issue

1

fYear

1988

Firstpage

475

Lastpage

476

Abstract

A scintillating glass has been developed containing cerium (3+) oxide in an aluminate host glass. In this material the scintillation emission spectrum is red-shifted relative to that observed for Ce/sup 3+/ in silicate glasses. Emission and absorption spectra are more widely separated in the aluminate composition, suggesting that which glasses might have improved light-transmission properties. The refractive index is high, making it a potentially interesting material for use in fiber-optic tracking detectors.<>

Keywords

alumina; cerium compounds; glass; scintillation; scintillation counters; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-Ce/sub 2/O/sub 3/; absorption spectra; emission spectra; fiber-optic tracking detectors; light-transmission properties; refractive index; scintillating glass; scintillation emission spectrum; Absorption; Cerium; Fluorescence; Glass; Neodymium; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.12768

Filename

12768