Absolute light yield measurements on SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ doped with rare earth ions

Roman Shendrik; Evgeny Radzhabov

doi:10.1109/TNS.2013.2290311

Absolute light yield measurements on SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ doped with rare earth ions

Materials Science 2015-06-11 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Authors: Roman Shendrik , Evgeny Radzhabov

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Abstract

Results of absolute light output measurements on strontium and barium fluoride doped with PrF $_3$ and CeF $_3$ are presented and compared with scintillators having well-known light output (NaI-Tl, CsI-Tl, BGO). For pure SrF $_2$ crystal we obtain a value of about 28600 photons/MeV.

Keywords

absolute light yield scintillators strontium fluoride barium fluoride rare earth ions praseodymium cerium light output

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@article{arxiv.1308.3908,
  title  = {Absolute light yield measurements on SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ doped with rare earth ions},
  author = {Roman Shendrik and Evgeny Radzhabov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.3908},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures

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