| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8171637 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Crack-free single crystals of Ce doped Li6Y(BO3)3 (LYBO:Ce) have been grown using the Czochralski technique. Grown crystals were characterized for their optical and scintillation characteristics to explore their potential as neutron detectors. Scintillator detectors based on LYBO:Ce crystal were used successfully to record the pulse height spectra from various neutron sources in the flux range from 10Â n/cm2/s to 107Â n/cm2/s. The detection efficiency for thermal neutrons was found to be over 80% for a 2Â mm thick LYBO:Ce crystal. The scintillation decay times measured for neutron and gamma radiations were about 27Â ns and 49Â ns, respectively.
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Authors
A.K. Singh, M. Tyagi, S.G. Singh, B. Tiwari, D.G. Desai, S. Sen, S.S. Desai, S.S. Ghodke, S.C. Gadkari,