Critical review of scintillating crystals for neutron detection

MJ Cieślak, KAA Gamage, R Glover - Crystals, 2019 - mdpi.com
There exists an ongoing need to develop and improve methods of detecting radioactive
materials. As each radioactive isotope leaves a unique mark in a form of the particles it …

Thermal neutron scintillation improvement in Ce: Li6Y (BO3) 3 single crystals by thermal treatment

D Yuan, EG Víllora, N Kawaguchi… - Japanese Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of efficient, low-cost, and stable solid-state materials for portable thermal
neutron detection is highly expected in order to substitute the currently used 3 He and BF 3 …

Luminescence and Scintillation Properties of Dy3+ doped Li6Y (BO3) 3 crystal

S Saha, HJ Kim, A Khan, DJ Daniel, R Absar… - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The orthoborate crystals with a wide optical bandgap allow different rare earth ions as an
activator (Ce 3+, Dy 3+, Eu 3+, etc.) to provide efficient luminescence. In the present study, Li …

Synthesis and characterization of borate glasses for thermal neutron scintillation and imaging

S Saha, HJ Kim, P Aryal, M Tyagi, R Barman… - Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the aim of finding promising neutron scintillators, different compositions have been
synthesized in the glassy phase and subsequently characterized for their performance as …

Luminescence of Sr6YAl(BO3)6 activated with Tb3+ and Gd3+ 

RA Nafdey, KV Sharma, SV Moharil… - Radiation Effects and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Synthesis and luminescence properties of novel Sr6YAl (BO3) 6 borate belonging to STACK
(STACK is an acronym derived from the first letters of the surnames of the inventors; S …

Flux-growth of Ce: LiY6O5 (BO3) 3 single crystals during the Czochralski pulling from nearly congruent Ce: Li6Y (BO3) 3 and their optical properties

D Yuan, EG Víllora, K Shimamura - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ce: Li 6 Y (BO 3) 3 (LYBO) is a promising thermal neutron scintillator that can be
grown into bulk single crystals by the Czochralski method although it melts incongruently …

Optimized crystal growth and luminescence properties of Ce3+ ions doped Li6Gd (BO3) 3, Li6Y (BO3) 3 and their mixed crystals

S Pan, J Zhang, J Pan, G Ren, N Li, Z Wu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ce 3+ ions doped Li 6 Gd (BO 3) 3 crystal is a promising low density scintillators for
thermal neutron detection. The Czochralski growth of LGBO crystal have been optimized …

Use of neutron scintillation detectors as a substitute for helium-3 counters in radiation monitors

EV Ryabeva, VV Kadilin, VA Idalov - Atomic Energy, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this work is to analyze the use of detecting materials in radiation monitors as
well as the replacement of widely used 3 H-based neutron counters by neutron-detection …

Luminescent properties of lithium glass scintillator at low temperatures

J Ruan, M Xu, L Chen, B Sun, B Liu, J Liu… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper describes the change of the luminescent properties of GS20 irradiated by X-rays
and alpha particles at different low temperatures with a wide range from 60 K to about 310 K …

Synthesis and mechanoluminescence study of Li6Y(BO3)3:Dy3+/Eu3+ phosphor

MM Yawalkar, R Nayar, V Nayar, SJ Dhoble - Luminescence, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Li6Y (BO3) 3 phosphor was prepared using solid‐state synthesis by varying
europium/dysprosium (Eu/Dy) concentrations in the range 0.05–1.0 mol%. X‐ray diffraction …