Spectrometric properties and radiation damage of BGO crystals

Gen Chan Kim; Eldar M. Gasanov

doi:10.1117/12.277697

7 July 1997 Spectrometric properties and radiation damage of BGO crystals

Gen Chan Kim, Eldar M. Gasanov

Proceedings Volume 3115, Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics, Optics, and Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277697
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Spectrometric properties, such as light output, energy resolution BGO crystals before and after ⁶⁰Co gamma-ray (dose 10⁴ - 10⁶ R) and neutron irradiation (fluence 10¹⁴ cm^-2) are investigated. Condition for degradation of spectrometric properties and their recovering after irradiation are studied. The energy spectrum of the photons emitted from BGO crystals irradiated with neutron fluence contains the long living background peak which is caused by self-irradiation with radioactive isotopes produced in the crystals. The defect production was studied in crystals under the high dose gamma-irradiation with ⁶⁰Co isotope. It was found that after doses above 10⁸ R the color center at 365 nm and doses higher than 10⁹ R a wide absorption band in the region of 300 - 350 nm occur. Comparison of these results with those of reactor irradiation has shown that under the high dose gamma-irradiation the structure defect production takes place.

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Gen Chan Kim and Eldar M. Gasanov "Spectrometric properties and radiation damage of BGO crystals", Proc. SPIE 3115, Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics, Optics, and Applications, (7 July 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277697

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