Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1825411 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Red Bi4Ge3O12 (BGO) crystals were obtained by the vertical Bridgman method. The absorption/transmittance spectra of red BGO in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) regions were measured at room temperature. The luminescence and decay time in the NIR region were then measured down to a temperature of 8 K. A broad emission band was found at approximately 1150 nm at T<200 K, and the luminescence lifetime was measured at several hundred microseconds. Decreased temperature led to increased luminescence intensity. We report that red BGO is a promising cryogenic scintillator for experimental rare-event research.

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