A highly robust Ce<sup>3+</sup>-doped and Gd<sup>3+</sup>-mixed KLaF<sub>4</sub> nano-glass composite scintillator
Bochao Sun, Yuqing Xie, Yunlong Zhao, Xiang Li, Junfeng Chen, Yushou Song, Lei Zhao, Zhigang Li, Hongtao Zhao, Jing Ren, Jianzhong Zhang
Abstract
Scintillating fibers prepared using a transparent Ce 3+ -doped nano-glass composite embedded with Gd 3+ -mixed KLaF 4 nanocrystals show an excellent linear response with the irradiation dose.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceScintillatorDopingComposite numberNanocrystalNano-IrradiationComposite materialAnalytical Chemistry (journal)NanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOpticsNuclear physicsPhysicsChemistryDetectorChromatographyLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsRadiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesGlass properties and applications