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Spectroscopy and Thermoluminescence of LuAlO₃:Ce

D. Wiśniewski^a,b, W. Drozdowski^a, A.J. Wojtowicz^a,b, A. Lempicki^b, P. Dorenbos^c, J.T.M. de Haas^c, C.W.E. van Eijk^c and A.J.J. Bos^d
^aInst. of Physics, N. Copernicus University, Grudziądzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
^bDept. of Chemistry, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA
^cDelft Univ. of Tech., Faculty of Applied Physics, IRI, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands
^dDelft Univ. of Tech., Interfaculty Reactor Inst., c.o. IRI, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands

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The present status of the LuAlO₃:Ce scintillator is reviewed. Scintillation mechanism of this material is based on capture by Ce³⁺ of holes and then electrons from their respective bands. Results of spectroscopic and thermoluminescence experiments are presented to support this model.

DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.90.377
PACS numbers: 78.90.+t, 78.55.-m, 61.80.Ed, 29.40.-n