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Scintillation light trapping and radiation damage in CeF[sub 3]

Conference · · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:6815303
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  1. Boston Univ., MA (United States). Chemistry Dept.
  2. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
In this paper the authors review solved and some of remaining problems in development of CeF[sub 3] scintillator. CeF[sub 3] emerges as a dense (6.16 g/cc), fast (23 ns), and reasonably efficient (2,400 photons/MeV) materials with potential applications in high energy and nuclear physics experiments. Despite significant progress in technology the level of uncontrolled impurities and defects in present crystals is still too high, posing problems like scintillation light trapping and radiation damage. They speculate about the possibility of electron self-trapping and nonradiative recombination of Ce sites leading to limited light output and intrinsic radiation hardness of CeF[sub 3].
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-90ER61033
OSTI ID:
6815303
Report Number(s):
CONF-931051--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 41:4Pt1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English