YAG:Ce and YAP:Ce – Suitable Fast Detectors for Transmission Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Yttrium aluminum garnet and perovskite activated by cerium are fast mechanically and chemically resistant scintillation materials. Their mechanical properties enable easy and precise machining. Both scintillation materials have a decay time shorter than 100 ns and, therefore, are suitable to use for high counting rates. The luminescence maximum of YAP:Ce and YAG:Ce are 360 and 550 nm, respectively. Their luminescence bands correspond with the sensitivity spectral range of the most widely used photomultipliers. Moreover, the semiconductor light detectors can be used with YAG:Ce scintillation crystals. Theoretical and experimental comparative analysis of characteristics for both YAP:Ce and YAG:Ce detectors and good experience over relatively long periods of using these detectors allow us to draw a conclusion regarding their unconditional advantages over other commonly used detectors for transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy. The considerable improvement in data production enhances the capabilities of Mössbauer spectroscopy as a research and analytical tool.