Optical properties and radiation hardness of Pr-doped sol-gel silica : influence of fiber drawing process
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Optical properties and radiation hardness of Pr-doped sol-gel silica : influence of fiber drawing process / F. Cova, M. Fasoli, F. Moretti, N. Chiodini, K. Pauwels, E. Auffray, M.T. Lucchini, E. Bourret, I. Veronese, E. D'Ippolito, A. Vedda. - In: JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE. - ISSN 0022-2313. - 192(2017), pp. 661-667. [10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.07.045]
Abstract:
The optical emission from the 5d – 4f allowed transition of Pr3+ ions embedded in sol-gel silica is investigated for High Energy Physics applications requiring fast scintillating materials. A complete and detailed characterization of the optical, scintillation and radiation hardness properties of Pr-doped silica is carried out employing different experimental techniques including steady-state and time-resolved photo-luminescence, radio- and thermo-luminescence, scintillation and optical absorption. Optical absorption measurements, performed after X-ray irradiation sequences up to 1 kGy, evidence the formation of radiation-induced absorption bands related to point defects acting as color centers. Spontaneous partial recovery of the radiation-induced defects at room temperature, as well as after thermal treatments, is also disclosed. Particular attention is paid to the comparison between bulk silica, both before and after a melting process, and fibers. The results reveal the presence of a lower concentration of optically active defects in melted glass. Such comparison highlights a role of the fiber drawing in modifying the glass defectiveness, consisting in the occurrence of a structural reorganization of the amorphous network during the process.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Radiation damage; Rare-earths; Scintillating fibers; Sol-gel; Biophysics; Chemistry (all); Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Biochemistry; Condensed Matter Physics
Elenco autori:
F. Cova, M. Fasoli, F. Moretti, N. Chiodini, K. Pauwels, E. Auffray, M.T. Lucchini, E. Bourret, I. Veronese, E. D'Ippolito, A. Vedda
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