摘要:
[Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/γ discrimination ability, and a neutron detector using the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the thickness of the lithium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being 0.1 to 5 µm; or a neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the calcium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being linearly continuous in at least one direction; and a neutron detector basically constructed from any of the neutron scintillators and a photodetector.
摘要:
The present invention is a neutron detection device comprising a neutron detection scintillator composed of a colquiriite-type fluoride single crystal, and a silicon photodiode, characterized in that the single crystal contains only Eu as a lanthanoid and contains 0.80 atom/nm 3 or more of 6 Li, the content of Eu is 0.0025 to 0.05 mol%, and the thickness of the scintillator exceeds 1 mm. The present invention provides a neutron detection device which has a sufficiently high neutron detection efficiency, is equipped with a neutron detection unit minimally affected by gamma rays, and is compact as a whole and lightweight.
摘要:
[Problems to be Solved] The present invention aims to provide a novel light emitting device for ultraviolet light, in particular for vacuum ultraviolet light, which has rectified the drawbacks of the ultraviolet light emitting apparatus in current use, namely, the problems that the apparatus is large in size, consumes high power, is short in life, and has unstable strength. [Means to Solve the Problems] A vacuum ultraviolet light emitting device comprising: a luminescence substrate which is composed of a transparent substrate of lithium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride or the like, and a metal fluoride thin-film layer formed on the transparent substrate and being a thin-film layer of a metal fluoride such as LuLiF 4 , LaF 3 , BaF 2 or CaF 2 , the metal fluoride being doped with atoms of neodymium (Nd), thulium (Tm), erbium (Er) or the like; and an electron beam source such as a thermionic emission gun or a field emission gun, wherein the luminescence substrate and the electron beam source are disposed in a vacuum atmosphere, and the metal fluoride thin-film layer is irradiated with electron beams from the electron beam source to emit light including wavelength components of vacuum ultraviolet light.
摘要:
Disclosed are: a neutron beam detector which comprises a material having low deliquescent properties and can discriminate between a neutron beam and a γ beam; a neutron beam detection scintillator; and a method for discriminating between a neutron beam and a γ beam. Specifically disclosed are: a neutron beam detection scintillator for use in the discrimination between a neutron beam and a γ beam based on the difference in waveforms of light detection signals, and which comprises Ce-containing LiCaAlF6 single crystals; a neutron beam detector which has a function of discriminating between a neutron beam and a γ beam based on the difference in waveforms of light detection signals from a neutron beam detection scintillator, and which is characterized by using a neutron beam detection scintillator comprising Ce-containing LiCaAlF6 single crystals as a neutron beam detection scintillator; and a method for discriminating between a neutron beam and a γ beam.
摘要:
[Abstract] To provide a scintillator for neutron detection which has high sensitivity to neutron rays, and is reduced in a background noise attributed to γ rays. [Means to Solve the Problems] A scintillator for neutron detection, comprising a metal fluoride crystal containing, as constituent elements, a metal having a valence of 2 or higher, such as calcium, aluminum or yttrium; lithium; and fluorine, the metal fluoride crystal containing 1.1 to 20 atoms per unit volume (atoms/nm 3 ) of 6 Li, having an effective atomic number of 10 to 40, containing a lanthanoid such as cerium, praseodymium or europium, and being represented by LiCaAlF 6 , LiSrAlF 6 , LiYF 4 , etc.
摘要:
[Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/³ discrimination ability, and a neutron detector using the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the thickness of the lithium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being 0.1 to 5 µm; or a neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the calcium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being linearly continuous in at least one direction; and a neutron detector basically constructed from any of the neutron scintillators and a photodetector.
摘要:
[Problems to be Solved] A phoswich radiation detector, which can easily discriminate between detection signals on gamma rays and thermal neutrons, and which can selectively acquire signals on thermal neutrons, is provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] In a phoswich radiation detector having two scintillators and discriminating between thermal neutrons and gamma rays, the detector comprises a scintillator for detecting thermal neutrons, such as LiCaAlF 6 :Eu, which has a light yield of more than 1500 photons/neutron, and a scintillator for detecting gamma rays, which has a permeable end on a shorter wavelength than the light emission wavelength of the thermal neutron scintillator. The scintillator for detecting gamma rays is characterized by being either an organic solid scintillator, such as a plastic scintillator, which does not contain a total amount of 10 mol% or more of elements selected from 6 Li, 10 B and Gd, or an inorganic single crystal scintillator, such as lithium glass (containing 6 Li and Ce) or BGO, which has an effective atomic number Z eff of 30 or larger and which does not contain a total amount of 10 mol% or more of elements selected from 6 Li, 10 B and Gd.
摘要:
[Problems to be Solved] It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel radiographic image detector which can detect radiation, such as hard X-rays or γ-rays, with high sensitivity and which is excellent in position resolution and count rate characteristic. [Means to Solve the Problems] A radiographic image detector comprises a combination of a scintillator, such as a lanthanum fluoride crystal containing neodymium, for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet rays; and a gas multiplication ultraviolet image detector for converting ultraviolet rays into electrons, amplifying such electrons by use of a gas electron avalanche phenomenon, and detecting the electrons. The radiographic image detector is characterized in that the gas multiplication ultraviolet image detector is basically constituted by a photoelectric conversion substance, such as cesium iodide or cesium telluride, for converting ultraviolet rays into electrons; a gas electron multiplier for amplifying electrons by use of the gas electron avalanche phenomenon; and a pixel electrode having an amplification function and a detection function.
摘要:
A radiation detection apparatus comprising a scintillator composed of a lanthanum fluoride crystal containing neodymium or a lithium barium fluoride crystal containing neodymium, for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet ray and a micro-strip gas chamber for converting the incident ultraviolet ray into an electric signal and capable of extracting the radiation as an electric signal. The radiation detection apparatus which has excellent spatial resolution and can detect even a high-energy photon at high sensitivity is provided at low cost.