Crystal growth and scintillation characteristics of the Nd.sup.3+./sup. doped LaF.sub.3./sub. single crystal

0353472 - FZÚ 2011 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Fukuda, K. - Kawaguchi, N. - Ishizu, S. - Yanagida, T. - Suyama, T. - Nikl, Martin - Yoshikawa, A.
Crystal growth and scintillation characteristics of the Nd³⁺ doped LaF₃ single crystal.
Optical Materials. Roč. 32, č. 9 (2010), s. 1142-1145. ISSN 0925-3467. E-ISSN 1873-1252
Grant - others:AV(CZ) M100100910
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10100521
Keywords : fluoride * single crystal * crystal growth from the melt * scintillator
Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism
Impact factor: 1.679, year: 2010

Two-inch diameter Nd3+ doped LaF3 single crystals were successfully grown by the Czochralski technique. No remarkable absorption due to unfavorable impurities or color centers was observed from optical absorption measurements in the vacuum ultra-violet spectral region. The high crystallinity and homogeneous Nd3+ distribution were found from X-ray rocking curve and chemical composition analysis, respectively. X-ray excited luminescence spectrum was measured and the significant 4f25d–4f3 luminescence at 173 nm was observed in the grown crystal.
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