A study of the optical and radiation damage properties of lead tungstate crystals

A study has been made of the optical and radiation damage properties of undoped and niobium doped lead tungstate crystals. Data were obtained on the optical absorbance, the intensity and decay time of the scintillation light output, and the radioluminescence and photoluminescence emission spectra. R...

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Published inIEEE transactions on nuclear science Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 1585 - 1589
Main Authors Woody, C.L., Kierstead, J.A., Stoll, S.P., Zhu, R.Y., Ma, D.A., Newman, H.B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.1996
Subjects
Collision mitigation
Contracts
Crystals
Electromagnetic wave absorption
Magnetic materials
Niobium
Optical scattering
Photoluminescence
Stimulated emission
Wavelength measurement
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Summary:A study has been made of the optical and radiation damage properties of undoped and niobium doped lead tungstate crystals. Data were obtained on the optical absorbance, the intensity and decay time of the scintillation light output, and the radioluminescence and photoluminescence emission spectra. Radiation damage was studied in several undoped and niobium doped samples using /sup 60/Co gamma ray irradiation. The change in optical absorption and observed scintillation light output was measured as a function of dose up to total cumulative doses on the order of 800 krad. The radiation induced phosphorescence and thermoluminescence was also measured, as well as recovery from damage by optical bleaching and thermal annealing. An investigation was also made to determine trace element impurities in several samples.
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ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/23.507152