Development of crystals based on cesium iodide for measurements of gamma radiation and alpha particles

• Autorzy: Pereira M. C. C. , Filho T. M. , Hamada M. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

During the past 50 years, scintillators have been among the most important nuclear radiation detectors. Inorganic scintillators are widely used in experimental nuclear physics, high energy physics, nuclear medicine, nuclear tomography, environmental studies and many other fields of use. Scintillation crystals based on cesium iodide (CsI) are matters of relatively low hygroscopy, high atomic number, easy handling and low cost, characteristics that favor their use as radiation detectors. In this work, the growth of pure CsI crystals, CsI:Br and CsI:Pb, using the Bridgman technique, is described. Ions of divalent lead (Pb2+) doped in the crystal structures are efficient emission centers and their application as scintillators is still the reason for intensive studies. Recently, promising results have been found for crystals of CsI doped by bromine (Br) for their use as radiation detectors. The concentration of the bromine doping element (Br) was studied in the range from 1.5 × 10–1 M to 10–2 M and the lead (Pb) in the range from 10–2 M to 5 × 10–4 M. To evaluate the scintillators developed, systematic measurements were carried out for luminescence emission and luminescence decay time for gamma radiation, Vickers microhardness assays, and analysis of crystals response to the gamma radiation, in the energy range from 350 keV to 1330 keV, and alpha particles from a 241Am source, with energy of 5.54 MeV. The obtained values for luminescence decay time for CsI:Br and CsI:Pb crystals, were from 13 to 19 ns.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

scintillator; crystals; gamma radiation; alpha particles; luminescence

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 54, No. 3
• Strony: 151--155
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Pereira M. C. C.

autor

Filho T. M.

autor

Hamada M. M.

• Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/CNEN-SP), 2242 Professor Lineu Prestes Ave., Cidade Universitária – CEP: 05508-000, Săo Paulo – SP, Brazil, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],

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