期刊
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
卷 247, 期 7, 页码 1583-1599出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200945500
关键词
scintillators; luminescence; absorption spectra; cryogenic phonon-scintillation detectors
资金
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Royal Society (London)
An increasing number of applications of scintillators at low temperatures, particularly in cryogenic experiments searching for rare events, has motivated the investigation of scintillation properties of materials over a wide temperature range. This paper provides an overview of the latest results on the study of luminescence, absorption and scintillation properties of materials selected for rare event searches so far. These include CaWO4, ZnWO4. CdWO4, MgWO4, CaMoO4, CdMoO4, Bi4Ge3O12, CaF2, MgF2, ZnSe and Al2O3-Ti. We discuss the progress achieved in research and development of these scintillators, both in material preparation and in the under-standing of scintillation mechanisms, as well as the underlying physics. To understand the origin of the performance limitation of self-activated scintillators we employed a semi-empirical model of conversion of high energy radiation into light and made appropriate provision for effects of temperature and energy transfer. We conclude that the low-temperature value of the light yield of some modern scintillators, namely CaWO4, CdWO4 and Bi4Ge3O12, is close to the theoretical limit. Finally, we discuss the advantages and limitations of different materials with emphasis on their application as cryogenic phonon-scintillation detectors (CPSD) in rare event search experiments. (c) 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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