Growth and Study of Scintillation Properties of Orthovanadate Crystals Ca:GdVO4 and Ca:YVO4
- Authors: Andreev S.N.1, Belov M.V.1, Zavartsev Y.D.2, Zavertyaev M.V.1, Zagumennyi A.I.2, Kozlov V.A.1, Kutovoi S.A.2, Pestovskii N.V.1, Savinov S.Y.1
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Affiliations:
- Lebedev Physical Institute
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute
- Issue: Vol 45, No 6 (2018)
- Pages: 182-186
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1068-3356/article/view/228660
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335618060040
- ID: 228660
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Abstract
New scintillation orthovanadate crystals Ca:GdVO4 and Ca:YVO4 featuring intrinsic luminescence are grown. The spectra of pulsed cathodoluminescence of new scintillators and their luminescence decay time are studied. Using γ-rays with an energy of 662 keV from the 137Cs source, total absorption spectra (so-called photopeaks) for new orthovanadate crystals are measured. It is shown that the light yield of Ca:YVO4 and Ca:GdVO4 crystals is 28100 photon/MeV and 14000 photon/MeV, respectively.
About the authors
S. N. Andreev
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991
M. V. Belov
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991
Yu. D. Zavartsev
Prokhorov General Physics Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991
M. V. Zavertyaev
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991
A. I. Zagumennyi
Prokhorov General Physics Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991
V. A. Kozlov
Lebedev Physical Institute
Author for correspondence.
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991
S. A. Kutovoi
Prokhorov General Physics Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991
N. V. Pestovskii
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991
S. Yu. Savinov
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: kozlov@sci.lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 53, Moscow, 119991