Kurosawa, Shunsuke, Shishido, Toetsu, Sugawara, Takamasa, Yubuta, Kunio, Jan, Pejchal, Suzuki, Akira, Yokota, Yuui, Shoji, Yasuhiro, Kamada, Kei, and Yoshikawa, Akira
Abstract: Some pyrosilicate scintillators such as Ce:Gd2Si2O7 and Ce:Lu2Si2O7 have a good light output, and especially Ce:(Gd,La)2Si2O7 has an excellent light output of over 36,000ph/MeV. In order to search novel scintilators, we have developed a pyrogermanate-based scintillation material (Ce0.01,Gd0.90,La0.09)2Ge2O7 using the floating zone method. Although the light output was decreased due to quenching, 5d–4f transition of Ce3+ was observed around 480nm in photo- and radio-luminescence spectra. This emission wavelength was longer than that of (Ce0.01,Gd0.90,La0.09)2Si2O7 with an emission wavelength of 390nm. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]