title: A new effective thermoluminescent material: LiCaAlF6:Ce.
abstract: Absorption, emission and thermostimulated luminescence (TSL) of as-grown and X ray irradiated pure and Ce-doped LiCaAlF6 crystals were investigated. Ce-containing samples demonstrate intensive TSL in the UV region (280-310 nm) with a main peak at 350 degrees C. It is found that the well known UV laser crystal LiCaAlF6:Ce is a promising thermoluminescent dosemetric material.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Single Crystals, Kharkov, Ukraine. shiran@isc.kharkov.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gektin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neicheva
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shiran
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimamura
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002124:Calcium Fluoride / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011854:Radiochemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D018020:Lithium Compounds; C027651:lithium fluoride; D002563:Cerium; D002124:Calcium Fluoride; D005459:Fluorides; C032311:aluminum fluoride