Absolute light yield measurements on SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ doped with rare earth ions

TL;DR

This paper reports absolute light yield measurements for SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ doped with rare earth ions, comparing their performance with established scintillators to evaluate their potential for radiation detection.

Contribution

It provides new absolute light yield data for doped SrF$_{2}$ and BaF$_{2}$ crystals, expanding the understanding of their scintillation efficiency.

Findings

Pure SrF$_2$ yields about 28600 photons/MeV.

Doped crystals' light output compared with NaI-Tl, CsI-Tl, BGO.

Results suggest potential for radiation detection applications.

Abstract

Results of absolute light output measurements on strontium and barium fluoride doped with PrF$_3$ and CeF$_3$ are presented and compared with scintillators having well-known light output (NaI-Tl, CsI-Tl, BGO). For pure SrF$_2$ crystal we obtain a value of about 28600 photons/MeV.