Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5397531 | Journal of Luminescence | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, LiAlO2 crystals doped with rare-earth elements and Ti were produced by the CZ method and spectroscopic and neutron detection properties were investigated. Photoluminescence revealed no clear luminescent activation of LiAlO2 by the rare-earth dopants though some interesting luminescence was observed from secondary phases within the crystal. Gamma-ray pulse height spectra collected using a 137Cs source exhibited only a Compton edge for the crystals. Neutron modeling using Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code revealed most neutrons used in the detection setup are thermalized, and while using natural lithium in the crystal growth, which contains 7.6% 6Li, a 10 mm à by 10 mm sample of LiAlO2 has a 70.7% intrinsic thermal neutron capture efficiency. Furthermore, the pulse height spectra collected using a 241Am-Be neutron source demonstrated a distinct neutron peak.
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Authors
Peter T. Dickens, José Marcial, John McCloy, Benjamin S. McDonald, Kelvin G. Lynn,