YAG:Nd crystals as possible detector to search for 2β and α decay of neodymium

2004/10/14 by F. A. Danevich, F.A. Danevich, V. Kobychev +5 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chemistry #Detector #Laser #Materials science #Metallurgy #Neodymium #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear physics research studies #Optics #Physics #Radioactive contamination and transfer #Radiochemistry #Scintillator #Yttrium #nucl-ex

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2004.12.014

published as Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A541 (2005) 583-589 · 10 pages, 4 figs

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Abstract

Energy resolution, alpha/beta ratio, pulse-shape discrimination for gamma rays and alpha particles, radioactive contamination were studied with neodymium doped yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG:Nd). Applicability of YAG:Nd scintillators to search for double beta decay and alpha activity of natural neodymium isotopes are discussed.

Citations

• Double beta decay of 150Nd to the First 0+ excited state of 150Sm
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