Abstract
The optical and scintillation properties of Ce3+-doped YGd2(Al,Ga)5O12 single crystal scintillators were investigated. The Ce3+ 5d-4f emission was blue-shifted with increasing Ga content due to the decrease of the crystal field strength. Temperature dependence of the photoluminescence decay times was measured and the thermal activation energy for the luminescence quenching was calculated. Light yield (LY) and its dependence on an integration time were measured under γ-ray excitation. The fast component content in the scintillation response increases with increasing Ga content. The YGd2Al2Ga3O12:Ce sample showed a high LY of 38,000 photons/MeV. The decrease of LY value observed for a YGd2Al1Ga4O12:Ce sample is mainly due to the thermal ionization of the 5d1 excited state of the Ce3+ emission center to the conduction band.
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