Advanced Radiation Detection Utilizing Photostimulated Luminescence Phenomenon

Abstract

  This survey of photostimulated luminescence (PSL) has three main thrusts: basic mechanism of PSL phenomenon, photostimulable phosphors as materials for imaging plate (IP) and its application to advanced radiation detection. In the right of the survey, it can be said that the IP utilizing the PSL in alkali halides and II-VI compound phosphors is one of the most attractive candidates for an advanced two-dimensional imaging sensor and a novel dosemeter for ionizing radiation.