Glasses were prepared from the compositions of 25Gd_2O_3-10 CaO-10 SiO_2-（55–x）B_2O_3-xDy_2O_3（where x is 0.0 mol.%–1.0 mol.%） by the conventional melt-quenching technique at 1400 oC. The results demonstrated th...Glasses were prepared from the compositions of 25Gd_2O_3-10 CaO-10 SiO_2-（55–x）B_2O_3-xDy_2O_3（where x is 0.0 mol.%–1.0 mol.%） by the conventional melt-quenching technique at 1400 oC. The results demonstrated the increase in the glass density with respect to the increase in the doping concentrations of Dy_2O_3. Nine absorption bands were observed. The emission spectra of the developed glass showed two strong peaks at 577 nm（~4F_（9/2）→~6H_（13/2）） and 482 nm（~4F_（9/2）→~6H_（15/2））. The highest emission intensity was observed from the developed glass prepared at 0.4 mol.% of Dy_2O_3, as the efficient energy transfer took place from Gd^（3＋） to Dy^（3＋）. From the X-ray induced optical luminescence, the emission spectra were identical to those from PL measurements, but with the highest intensity observed from the glass quenched at 0.45 mol.% of Dy_2O_3. Finally, the integral scintillation efficiency of the developed glass was determined at 27% of that of the commercially available BGO crystal.展开更多
基金Project supported by National Research Council of Thailand(NRCT)(GB_59_14)
文摘Glasses were prepared from the compositions of 25Gd_2O_3-10 CaO-10 SiO_2-（55–x）B_2O_3-xDy_2O_3（where x is 0.0 mol.%–1.0 mol.%） by the conventional melt-quenching technique at 1400 oC. The results demonstrated the increase in the glass density with respect to the increase in the doping concentrations of Dy_2O_3. Nine absorption bands were observed. The emission spectra of the developed glass showed two strong peaks at 577 nm（~4F_（9/2）→~6H_（13/2）） and 482 nm（~4F_（9/2）→~6H_（15/2））. The highest emission intensity was observed from the developed glass prepared at 0.4 mol.% of Dy_2O_3, as the efficient energy transfer took place from Gd^（3＋） to Dy^（3＋）. From the X-ray induced optical luminescence, the emission spectra were identical to those from PL measurements, but with the highest intensity observed from the glass quenched at 0.45 mol.% of Dy_2O_3. Finally, the integral scintillation efficiency of the developed glass was determined at 27% of that of the commercially available BGO crystal.
