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Growth and Scintillation Characteristics of CsI(Br) Single Crystals

CsI(Br) 단결정의 육성과 섬광특성

  • Oh, M.Y. (Dong-A Univ. Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Y.J. (Dept. of Physics, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Lee, W.G. (Dept. of Physics, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Doh, S.H. (Dept. of Physics, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Kang, K.J. (Dept. of Physics, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Kim, D.S. (Dept. of Physics, Education, Taegu Univ.) ;
  • Kim, W. (Dept. of Physics, Kyungpook Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Kang, H.D. (Dept. of Physics, Kyungpook Nat'l Univ.)
  • Published : 2000.09.30
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Abstract

CsI(Br) single crystals doped with 1, 3, 5 or 10 mole% $Br^-$ ions, as an activator, were grown by Czochralski method. The lattice structure of grown CsI(Br) single crystal was bcc and its lattice constant was $4.568\;{\AA}$. The absorption edge of the CsI(Br) single crystals was observed at 243 nm. The spectral range of the luminescence excited by 243 nm of wavelength was $300{\sim}600\;nm$, and its peak emission appeared at 440 nm. The luminescence intensity was maximum when CsI(Br) was doped with 3 mole % $Br^-$ ions. The energy resolutions of the CsI(Br) scintillator doped with 3 mole % $Br^-$ ions were 15.0% for $^{137}Cs$(662 keV), 13.1% for $^{54}Mn$(835 keV), and 18.0% and 6.3% for $^{22}Na$(511 keV and 1275 keV), respectively. The decay curves had fast and slow components, and the fast component was about 41 ns independent on the concentration of the $Br^-$ ions. The time resolution of CsI(Br) scintillators decreased with increasing of the concentration of $Br^-$ ions.

CsI에 활성제로 $Br^-$ 이온을 1, 3, 5 혹은 10 mole % 첨가하여 Czochralski방법으로 CsI(Br) 단결정을 육성하였다. 육성한 CsI(Br) 단결정의 결정구조는 체심입방체였으며, 격자상수 ${\alpha}_0$는 $4.568\;{\AA}$이었다. CsI(Br) 단결정들의 흡수단 파장은 243 nm이었다. 그리고 흡수단 파장으로 여기 시킨 발광스펙트럼의 파장범위는 $Br^-$ 이온 농도에 관계없이 $300{\sim}600\;nm$이었고, 중심파장은 모두 약 440 nm이었으며, 발광강도는 $Br^-$ 이온을 3 mole % 첨가하였을 때 가장 컸다. $Br^-$ 이온을 3 mole % 첨가한 CsI(Br) 섬광체의 에너지 분해능은 $^{137}Cs$(662 keV)에 대해서는 15.0%, $^{54}Mn$(835 keV)에 대해서는 13.1%이었고, $^{22}Na$의 511 keV와 1275 keV에 대한 에너지 분해능은 각각 18.0% 와 6.3%이었다. 형광감쇠곡선은 빠른 감쇠 성분과 느린 감쇠 성분으로 구성되어 있으며, 빠른 감쇠성분은 $Br^-$ 이온의 농도에 관계없이 약 41 ns로 거의 일정하였다. 그리고 CsI(Br) 섬광체들의 시간 분해능은 $Br^-$ 이온 농도가 증가할수록 저하하는 경향을 나타내었다.

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