Scintillation Properties of Ce-Doped LuYAP Crystal for Gamma Ray Detection

Akapong Phunpueok; Voranuch Thongpool; WEERAPONG CHEWPRADITKUL

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.804.93

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Scintillation Properties of Ce-Doped LuYAP Crystal for Gamma Ray Detection

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In the present day, inorganic scintillating crystals become a main part in detection and spectroscopy of nuclear particles and high energy photons, more spectively in X/g-ray imaging. The good properties for the scintillating crystals used in these applications require high photon yield, high stopping power, good energy resolution, good light yield proportionality, and minimal afterglow. The main useful of Ce-doped Lu_0.7Y_0.3AlO₃ (LuYAP(Ce)) are high stopping power and non-hygroscopic which are expected to be key ingredients for medical imaging. In this work, we studied the light yield non-proportionality and energy resolution of LuYAP(Ce) crystal with the energy range from 31 to 1,274.5 keV using photomultiplier tube (PMT) readout. The intrinsic resolution of the LuYAP(Ce) crystal has been determined after correcting the measured PMT resolution. The results showed that the non-proportional response of the crystals was strongly correlated with the intrinsic resolution of the crystals.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 804)

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Akapong Phunpueok*, Voranuch Thongpool, WEERAPONG CHEWPRADITKUL

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Energy Resolution, Light Yield Non-Proportionality, LuYAP(Ce), Scintillation Crystals

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