Evaluation of near-infrared scintillation performance in Er-activated CaF2 translucent ceramics for high dose field monitoring applications
摘要
We synthesized Er-activated CaF2 translucent ceramics with several doping concentrations (0.1, 1.0, 10, and 20%) to evaluate their near-infrared (NIR) scintillation performance. In the NIR scintillation spectra, the samples exhibited a main emission peak at 1540 nm. Under visible lights and X-rays excitation, the obtained decay time constants were comparable to 4f–4f transitions of Er3+. The photoluminescence quantum yields in the 940–1640 nm wavelength range of 0.1, 1.0, 10, and 20% Er-activated samples were 20, 37, 50, and 27%, respectively. In the dose rate response measurement, the 10% Er-activated sample showed good linearity and lower detection limit of 0.61 mGy/h, suggesting its potential applicability for high dose field radiation monitoring.