Scintillation Characteristics of CsI(Li) Single Crystals

CsI(Li) 단결정의 섬광특성

CsI(Li) single crystals doped with 0.02, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mole% lithium as an activator were grown by Czochralski method. The lattice structure of grown CsI(Li) single crystal was bcc, its lattice constant was $4.568\;{\AA}$. The absorption edge of CsI(Li) single crystal was 245 nm, and the spectral range of luminescence was $300{\sim}600\;nm$, its maximum luminescence intensity appeared at 425 nm. The energy resolutions of CsI(Li) single crystal doped with 0.2 mole% lithium were 14.5% for $^{137}Cs$(662 keV), 11.4% for $^{54}Mn$(835 keV) and 17.7% and 7.9% for $^{22}Na$(511 keV and 1275 keV), respectively. The relation formula of $\gamma$-ray energy versus energy resolution was ln (FWHM%) = -0.893lnE + 8.456 and energy calibration formula was ${\log}E_r=1.455\;{\log}(ch.)-1.277$. The phosphorescence decay time of CsI(Li) crystal doped with 0.2 mole% lithium was 0.51 s at room temperature, and its time resolution measured by CFT(constant-fraction timing method) was 9.0 ns.

CsI에 lithium을 활성제로 0.02, 0.1, 0.2 및 0.3 mole% 첨가한 CsI(Li) 단결정을 Czochralski 방법으로 육성하였다. 육성한 CsI(Li) 단결정의 격자구조는 bcc구조였으며, 격자상수 $a_o$ 값은 $4.568\;{\AA}$이었다. CsI(Li) 단결정의 흡수단은 245 nm이였으며, 흡수단으로 여기 시킨 발광스펙트럼의 파장범위는 $300{\sim}600\;nm$이었고 중심파장은 425 nm이었다. Li 농도를 0.2 mole% 첨가한 경우 에너지 분해능은 $^{137}Cs$(662 keV)에 대해서는 14.5%, $^{54}Mn$(835 keV)에 대해서는 11.4%이었고 $^{22}Na$의 511 keV와 1275 keV에 대한 에너지 분해능은 각각 17.7%와 7.9% 이었다. 그리고, $\gamma$선 에너지와 에너지 분해능 사이의 관계식은 ln (FWHM%) = -0.893lnE + 8.456이였으며, 에너지 교정곡선은 ${\log}E_r=1.455\;{\log}(ch.)-1.277$이었다. Li를 0.2 mole% 첨가한 CsI(Li) 단결정의 인광감쇠시간은 실온에서 0.51 s이었고, 일정비율 시간분석법(CFT:constant-fraction timing method)으로 측정한 시간분해능은 9.0 ns 이었다.