On-line induced absorption measurement on PbWO4, YAlO3:Ce and CsI scintillating crystals

On-line measured radiation-induced absorption spectra and their kinetics are presented for the doped PbWO₄, YAlO₃:Ce and CsI crystals. In the doubly doped PbWO₄:Mo,Y crystals the saturation level of the induced absorption increased with Mo concentration up to 2750 ppm. With a higher concentration it again gradually decreased. Yttrium co-doping around 100 ppm improved considerably the radiation hardness of Mo-doped PbWO₄. Characteristic recovery time of these crystals was about 30 min. Positive influence of Zr⁺⁴ co-doping on characteristics of a set of YAlO₃:Ce samples resulted in decrease in the induced absorption intensity. The presence of very slow recovery processes was in good agreement with thermoluminescence characteristics above room temperature reported earlier. An absorption band round 420 nm appeared in as-grown CsI crystals doped with Tl, and was related to the oxygen contamination.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance study of copper impurity charge-states in PbWO4 scintillator

The study of two types of Cu²⁺ centres observed in nominally pure PbWO₄ crystals grown by Bridgman and Czochralski methods was carried out by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). One of centres, called Cu²⁺(I), arises after oxygen compensation, while the second one, called Cu²⁺(II) requires, in addition, infrared illumination at low temperatures, being thermally stable only up to 22–23 K. The EPR spectra of both Cu²⁺ centres are described by rhombic symmetry g-tensors with the Z-principal axis lying close to, or in the (ab) plane of the crystal. It is proposed that in both centres the Cu²⁺ ions substitute for Pb²⁺ ions. The additional reduction of the local crystal-field symmetry is connected with a CuWO₄ wolframite-type lattice distortion for the Cu(I) and a Jahn–Teller distortion of the regular PbWO₄ lattice for the Cu(II). It was also found that either IR irradiation or thermal heating activate the transfer of an electron between two closely spaced Cu²⁺ centres.     

Red emission of PbWO4 crystals

Luminescence characteristics of a large number of undoped and doped PbWO₄ crystals, grown by the Czochralski or Bridgman method, as-grown or annealed in the nitrogen atmosphere or in air, were studied in the 4.2–300 K temperature range. Two types of red emission centres were found. The centres with the emission band, peaking at 4.2 K at 1.57 eV, were observed in most of the crystals studied. The centres with the emission band, peaking at 4.2 K at 1.48 eV, were observed only in the PbWO₄ : Mo⁶⁺, Y³⁺ crystal. It is suggested that incompletely compensated lead vacancies are responsible for the appearance of the red emission.     

Luminescence study of pure and Fe- or Mo-doped ZnWO4 crystals

ZnWO₄, ZnWO₄:Fe and ZnWO₄:Mo crystals were investigated by the methods of time-resolved spectroscopy in the temperature range of 4.2–300 K. It is shown that the Mo and Fe impurities significantly reduce the light yield of ZnWO₄. The main 2.5 eV emission of ZnWO₄ and the 1.77 eV emission band of ZnWO₄:Mo are shown to originate from the triplet excited state of the WO₆ and MoO₆ complex, respectively. In ZnWO₄:Fe,Mo the MoO₆ emission band is shifted to lower energies due to the perturbing influence of the iron impurity. No perturbing effect of Fe or Mo ions was observed for the main emission of ZnWO₄:Fe and ZnWO₄:Mo. The creation spectrum of self-trapped holes was measured for ZnWO₄, ZnWO₄:Fe and ZnWO₄:Mo crystals in the energy region of 4–30 eV.     

EPR characterization of Mn impurity ions in PbWO4 single crystals

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties of the Mn²⁺ ions in PbWO₄ single crystals grown by the Czochralski method have been investigated in the X-band microwave frequency, at T=20 K. The angular dependence of the EPR line positions obtained by rotating the magnetic field in the main crystallographic planes shows that the local symmetry at the Mn²⁺ impurity ions is tetragonal, strongly suggesting that the Mn²⁺ ions substitute for the Pb²⁺ lattice cations, without charge compensation. The resulting spin Hamiltonian parameters compare well with the corresponding values for the Mn²⁺ ions in other isomorphous tungstates. The observed strong angular variation of the EPR linewidth has been quantitatively described considering a random distribution of lattice strains.     

Scintillation properties of PbWO4 crystals doped with the rare-earth ions

In PbWO₄(PWO) crystals grown by Czochralski method the influence of atmosphere of the growth (O₂, air) and doping with the rare-earth ions of different types (A³⁺=Lu³⁺, Gd³⁺,Tb³⁺,Eu³⁺ as well as doubly doped A³⁺–Li⁺) on light yield and luminescence decay were analyzed. PWO scintillator with the ultra-fast (τ=0.5 ns) main component of luminescence decay (87% of total light yield) was obtained using the O₂-growth atmosphere and doping by Eu₂O₃ at a concentration of 5000 ppm. It is concluded that the decrease of decay constant of the main scintillation component is the result of the resonant energy transfer between the centers of “blue” PWO luminescence (λ_max=420 nm) and the 4f–4f-transitions of Eu³⁺ ions in this spectral region.     

PbBi2Nb2O9的晶体结构

PbBi₂Nb₂O₉晶体属正交晶系,空间群为D_2h²³-Fmmm。晶胞参数为a=5.4806(7)?,b=5.4791(7)?,c=25.416(3)?,α=β=γ=90.0(0)°,V=763.2(2)?³。单位晶胞内化学式数z=4,D_obs=7.91g/cm³,D_x=8.26g/cm³ 关键词：     

K5Bi0.9Er0.1(MoO4)4的晶体生长和光学性质

在化学计量的熔料里,用提拉法生长了K₅Bi_0.9Er_0.1(MoO₄)₄单晶。该晶体属于三方晶系,空间群为R3m,z=1.5,晶胞参数为a=6.029?,c=20.823?(六方表示)。晶体具有层状结构,沿着(0001)面容易解理。晶体在室温下的吸收光谱包括有若干条吸收带,它们是稀土离子所特有的。其中三个主要的吸收峰分别相当于从Er³⁺离子的基态 ⁴I_15/2向 ⁴G_11/2, ²H_11/2和 ⁴I_13/2能级的跃迁。本文还给出晶体中相当于 ⁴I_13/2→ ⁴I_15/2跃迁的荧光发射光谱。 关键词：     

Vibrational modes in ZnAl2S4 and CdIn2S4 crystals

Infrared reflectivity spectra and Raman scattering of the ZnAl₂S₄ and CdIn₂S₄ crystals have been investigated. Reflectivity spectra contours were calculated and phonon parameters and dielectric constants were determined. Effective charges for the Zn, Cd, In and S ions of these materials were determined.     

K5Bi(MoO4)4-Nd3+晶体生长和光学性质

在化学计量的熔料里,用提拉法生长了K₅Bi_0.9Nd_0.1(MoO₄)₄和K₅Bi_0.97Nd_0.03(MoO₄)₄单晶。该晶体属于三方晶系,空间群为R3m,Z=1.5,晶胞常数为a=6.023?,c=20.887?(Nd_0.1)。K₅Bi(Mo 关键词：     

Synthesis and superconductivity of (Pb0.5Cd0.5)(Sr0.9R0.1)2(R′0.7Ce0.3)2Cu2Oy

New Pb based layered superconducting cuprates (Pb_0.5Cd_0.5)(Sr_0.9R_0.1)₂(R′_0.7Ce_0.3)₂Cu₂O_y with (R,R′) = (Eu,Gd), (Eu,Dy) and (Nd,Gd), have been successfully synthesized. The structure of (Pb,Cd)(Sr,Eu)₂(Gd,Ce)₂Cu₂O_y is determined using XRD data. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern can be indexed by the tetragonal structure with lattice parameters a = 3.8250 Å, C = 29.2235 Å and a space group of I4/mmm. The effects of synthesis conditions on (Pb,Cd)(Sr,Eu)₂(Gd,Ce)₂Cu₂O_y are studied and a T_c(onset) of 26 K is obtained by resistance measurements. It is isostructural to the superconductor (Pb,Cu)(Sr,Eu)₂(Eu,Ce)₂Cu₂O_y.     

Recombination luminescence in lead tungstate scintillating crystals

Room temperature radioluminescence and photoluminescence decay kinetics measurements of Ba-doped PbWO₄ crystals were compared with those of undoped and Mo-doped samples. Photoluminescence decay measurements focus on the coexistence of the immediate (fast) decay having a decay time of a few nanoseconds with slower delayed recombination decay processes. The radioluminescence emission peaking at 500 nm in Ba-doped crystals is similar to that observed in Mo-doped samples. However, photoluminescence of the Ba-doped crystals shows much faster decay kinetics with respect to that of PbWO₄:Mo. Wavelength-resolved thermally stimulated luminescence data (10–300 K) provides complementary information about trapping states and is correlated to photoluminescence decay kinetics.     

Decay kinetics of the green emission in tungstates and molybdates

Luminescence characteristics of a number of undoped and variously doped PbWO₄ crystals were studied at 0.4–400 K by the time-resolved spectroscopy and compared with those of ZnWO₄,CdWO₄ and PbMoO₄ crystals. Two types of green emission centres are detected in PbWO₄ crystals. The centres of the first type are responsible for the low-temperature 2.3–2.4 eV emission observed under excitation around 3.90–3.95 eV. The structure and parameters of their relaxed excited states were determined. It was concluded that the origin of defects responsible for the green emission of the first type could vary for different crystals. The centres of the second type with the emission around 2.5 eV appear in crystals containing oxygen vacancies after the thermal destruction of Pb⁺-WO₃ centres at T>180 K. Decomposition of the exciton and various defect-related states was also studied, and activation energies of this process were calculated.     

Ion diffusion in the high-temperature phases Li2SO4, LiNaSO4, LiAgSO4 and Li4Zn(SO4)3

Diffusion in the four high-temperature sulphate phases Li₂SO₄, LiNaSO₄, LiAgSO₄ and Li₄Zn(SO₄)₃ was studied extensively some 20–30 years ago. We have now carried out a re-evaluation where we include information obtained from a number of studies of other properties. The data are adjusted slightly due to the use of another type of regression analysis. It is characteristic of the four phases that they are both plastic crystals and solid electrolytes (superionic conductors). The cause of the high conductivity is that the mobility of the cations is strongly enhanced by the rotational motion of the translationally static sulphate ions. This is observed not only for the abundant cations, but also for other cations present (mono- as well as polyvalent) and for monovalent anions. Furthermore, both bulk diffusion and transfer along high diffusivity paths are affected. In addition, one can distinguish between different contributions to the bulk diffusion. The ionic radius is a very important parameter, since it determines the solid solubility and the distribution of the ions between the sites that are available in the lattice. All this affects the relative importance of several competing diffusion mechanisms. This gives a qualitative explanation of an anomalous correlation which has been observed in FCC Li₂SO₄ for monovalent ions (cations as well as anions), namely that both the diffusion coefficients D, and the activation energies Q, decrease when the radius is increased. This holds for hard-core cations (Li, Na, K, Rb), polarizable cations (Ag, Tl) and anions (F, Cl, Br). On the other hand, the situation is normal for divalent cations for which an increase in D corresponds to a decrease in Q. This is the case for hard-core ions (Mg, Ca) as well as for polarizable ones (Zn, Cd, Pb). Migration of the large ions Cs⁺ and SO²⁻₄ appears to be specially sensitive to how the experiment is prepared. Diffusion in BCC LiNaSO₄ and LiAgSO₄ has been studied for the two main cations as well as for some dopant ions. A general conclusion is that studies of diffusion of several ions in the same structure can give information that cannot be obtained by other types of experiments.     

Gd3+/Y3+共掺对Nd:CaF2晶体光谱性能的影响

通过坩埚下降法生长了系列共掺Nd,Gd:CaF₂和Nd,Y:CaF₂晶体, 研究了Gd³⁺/Y³⁺共掺对Nd³⁺光谱性能以及Nd:CaF₂晶体晶胞参数的影响规律. 对于0.5 at.%Nd, x at.%Gd(x=2,5,8,10):CaF₂系列晶体, 当调控Gd³⁺掺杂浓度为2 at.%时, 具有最大的荧光寿命499 μs; 当Gd³⁺掺杂浓度为5 at.%时, 具有最大的吸收截面1.47×10^-20 cm², 最大的发射截面1.9×10^-20 cm²; 当Gd³⁺掺杂浓度为8 at.%时, 具有最佳的发射带宽29.03 nm. 对于0.6 at.%Nd, xat.%Y(x=2, 5, 8, 10):CaF₂系列晶体, Y³⁺掺杂浓度为5 at.%时, 有最大的吸收截面2.41×10^-20 cm², 最大的发射截面3.17×10^-20 cm²; 当Y³⁺掺杂浓度为10 at.%时, 具有最长的荧光寿命359.4 μs,并且具有最大发射带宽26 nm.     

Shaped crystal growth and scintillating properties of Yb:(Gd,Lu)3Ga5O12 solid solutions

Shaped single crystals of (Lu_xGd_1−x)₃Ga₅O₁₂ (0.0x1.0) and (Yb_0.05Lu_xGd_0.95−x)₃Ga₅O₁₂ (0.0x0.9) were grown by the modified micro-pulling-down method. Continuous solid solutions with garnet structure and a linear compositional dependency of crystal lattice parameter in the system Yb:(Gd,Lu)₃Ga₅O₁₂ are formed. Measured optical absorption spectra of the samples show 4f–4f transitions related to Gd³⁺ ion at 275 and 310 nm, and also an onset of charge transfer transitions from oxygen ligands to Gd³⁺ or Yb³⁺ cations below 240 nm. A complete absence of Yb³⁺ charge transfer luminescence under X-ray excitation in any of the investigated samples was explained by the overlapping of charge transfer absorption of Yb³⁺ by that of Gd³⁺ ions. For specific composition of Lu_1.5Gd_1.5Ga₅O₁₂ an intense defect-host lattice-related emission, which achieve of about 40% integrated intensity compared with Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂, was found.     

正交相Fe2(MoO4)3的制备与表征及其负膨胀行为的第一性原理研究

采用水热合成法制备出Fe₂(MoO₄)₃样品, 并用高温X-射线衍射、热重和差示扫描量热同步热分析仪对其进行表征, 发现样品在510 ℃附近发生低温单斜相和高温正交相之间的可逆相变, 且正交相表现出负膨胀特征. 采用第一性原理计算了正交相Fe₂(MoO₄)₃ 的原子、电子结构以及声子谱、声子态密度, 并和可获得的实验结果进行了系统的比较. 结果显示正交相Fe₂(MoO₄)₃中MoO₄四面体较之FeO₆八面体具有更强的刚性. 发现最低频的光学支处具有最负的格林乃森(Grüneisen)系数, MoO₄四面体和FeO₆ 八面体相连的桥氧原子的横向振动、FeO₆八面体柔性扭曲转动以及MoO₄四面体的刚性翻转共同导致了Fe₂(MoO₄)₃负膨胀现象的发生.     

Fast heavy scintillators on the basis of tungstate single crystals

New very promising heavy fast PbWO₄ crystals as radiators for dense high resolution photon calorimeters were studied in this paper. Radiation detector parameters obtained with the real-size calirometer cells are presented. It was shown that owing to high density and transparency, quick response (4 ns), high radiation stability (about 10 mrad) with energy resolution 1% at an energy above 1 GeV, the PbWO₄-based scintillators are a most advantageous candidate for the creation of total absorption compact detectors of EM caorimeters.     

Influence of the light illumination on thermoluminescence properties of PbWO4

The thermally stimulated properties of PbWO₄ in the temperature range 90–400 K have been investigated on undoped and terbium-doped crystals after X-ray irradiation at 90 K. Doping with terbium changes the concentration of shallow traps, which are responsible for retrapping free electrons and holes. Light illumination can change the distribution of the traps. The optically stimulated luminescence is observed. The influence of light illumination on the TSL curves and emission properties is studied. The possible mechanism of TSL phototransformation is discussed.     

闪烁晶体的发光研究进展

概述了近年来闪烁体发光研究的进展,主要介绍用于未来高能物理实验的新型闪烁体发光机理研究,选取我们在研BaF₂,BaF₂:RE,CeF₃以及PbWO₄中的一些新进展。重点谈及三点:(1)在BaF₂的“价带^→芯带”跃迁发光研究基础上进行稀土(Gd³⁺-Eu³⁺)掺杂时观察到的量子剪裁以及对多光子发光的新思考;(2)CeF₃晶体发光的级联能量传递中,Ce³⁺(290nm发射带)与缺陷发光中心(340nm发射带)间能量传递及其传递效率的温度依赖;(3)PbWO₄晶体的发光中心研究中,提出以“WO₄^-2+O_i”绿光中心替代“WO³+F”中心观点的依据。同时也简介了医用闪烁体的最新进展。