Luminescence Efficiency and Spectral Compatibility of Cerium Fluoride (CeF3) Inorganic Scintillator with Various Optical Sensors in the Diagnostic Radiology X-ray Energy Range
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Units | CeF3 | CeBr3 | BGO | |
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Wavelength of max emission | Nm | 340 (slow), 300–310 (fast) [40,68] | 380 [1,18] | 480 [19,74] |
Emission wavelength range | Nm | 250–425 [68] | 325–475 [1] | 375–650 [1] |
Decay times | Ns | 30 (slow), 8 (fast) [40] | 19 [1,18] | 300 [19,56] |
Light yield | photons/MeV | 4.4 × 103 [40] | 6 × 104 [1,18,26] | 8.9 × 103 [19] |
Photoelectron yield | % of NaI:Tl | 8 [68] | 122 [1] | 15–20 [74] |
Radiation length | Cm | 1.654 [68] | 1.96 [1] | 1.12 [76] |
Refractive index @ max nm | 1.62 @ 440 nm [40] | 2.09 @ 340 nm [1] | 2.15 @ 480 nm [77] | |
Density | g/cm³ | 6.16 [40] | 5.1 [1] | 7.13 [19] |
Melting point | °C | 1443–1450 [39,40,71] | 722 [1] | 1050 [74] |
Mechanical hardness | Mohs | 4.5–5 [39] | 5–6 [1] | 5 [78] |
Radiation hardness | Rad | >106 [73] | 2 × 103 [1] | 107 [79] |
Hygroscopic | No [40] | Yes [1,18] | No [19] |
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Ntoupis, V.; Michail, C.; Kalyvas, N.; Bakas, A.; Kandarakis, I.; Fountos, G.; Valais, I. Luminescence Efficiency and Spectral Compatibility of Cerium Fluoride (CeF3) Inorganic Scintillator with Various Optical Sensors in the Diagnostic Radiology X-ray Energy Range. Inorganics 2024, 12, 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080230
Ntoupis V, Michail C, Kalyvas N, Bakas A, Kandarakis I, Fountos G, Valais I. Luminescence Efficiency and Spectral Compatibility of Cerium Fluoride (CeF3) Inorganic Scintillator with Various Optical Sensors in the Diagnostic Radiology X-ray Energy Range. Inorganics. 2024; 12(8):230. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080230
Chicago/Turabian StyleNtoupis, Vasileios, Christos Michail, Nektarios Kalyvas, Athanasios Bakas, Ioannis Kandarakis, George Fountos, and Ioannis Valais. 2024. "Luminescence Efficiency and Spectral Compatibility of Cerium Fluoride (CeF3) Inorganic Scintillator with Various Optical Sensors in the Diagnostic Radiology X-ray Energy Range" Inorganics 12, no. 8: 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12080230