J. Glodo, K. Shah, M. Klugerman
Jan 21, 2005
Citations
0
Influential Citations
31
Citations
Journal
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Abstract
Abstract Lutetium iodide (LuI 3 ) is a new addition to the family of Ce-doped lanthanide trihalide scintillating materials. Crystals of this material show hexagonal structure with density of 5.6 g/cm 3 and have been grown by the Bridgman method. Under X-ray excitation this material exhibits broad, cerium based emission that peaks at 475 and 520 nm. The fastest and major component of scintillation time profile of LuI 3 :Ce emission decays with a 31 ns time constant. The light yield of LuI 3 :Ce for thin samples (∼0.2 mm) was estimated to be ∼50,000 photons/MeV.