The Review of Laser Engineering
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Temperature Dependence of the Ultraviolet Luminescence of Pr3+-Doped 20Al(PO3)3-80LiF Glass Scintillator
Mizuki TSUBOI, Kohei TAKEDA, Tomoharu NAKAZATO, Masahiro KONO, Kohei YAMANOI, Marilou Cadatal-RADUBAN, Kohei SAKAI, Ryosuke NISHI, Yuki MINAMI, Mui Viet LUONG, Yasunobu ARIKAWA, Toshihiko SHIMIZU, Nobuhiko SARUKURUA, Takayoshi NORIMATSU, Mitsuo NAKAI, Hiroshi AZECHI, Takahiro MURATA, Shigeru FUJINO, Hideki YOSHIDA, Akira YOSHIKAWA, Nakahiro SATO, Hirofumi KAN, Kei KAMADA
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2017 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 181-

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The development of scintillator materials for scattered neutrons is essential in studying laser fusion experiments. We have previously investigated and proposed Pr3+-doped 20Al(PO3)3-80LiF (APLF + Pr) glasses as scintillators for neutron detection. The APLF + Pr glass emissions are then investigated with synchrotron radiation excitation and varying sample temperature. APLF + Pr glasses exhibit luminescence emissions located at 200 to 300 nm and 400 nm attributed to the 4f5d→4f2 and 4f2→4f2 (1S0→3Pj + 1I6) transitions, respectively. In addition, the 200 to 300-nm emission is not substantially affected by temperature, while the 400-nm emission intensities increase with decreasing sample temperature. This temperature dependence is attributed to cross relaxation whose effect can be controlled by the Pr-doping concentration. Our results suggest that doping concentration of APLF + Pr must be optimized and that APLF + Pr glasses must operate at low temperatures for better neutron detection.
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