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S&M4031 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5524 Published: May 23, 2025 Synthesis of LiZnBO3:Mn and Its Application to Neutron Imaging [PDF] Shunsuke Kawamata, Mikio Higuchi, Atsushi Taketani, Tomohiro Kobayashi, Yasuo Wakabayashi, Yoshie Otake, Kiyoharu Tadanaga, and Junichi H. Kaneko (Received January 6, 2025; Accepted March 13, 2025) Keywords: neutron imaging, scintillator, translucent plate
LiZnBO3:Mn was synthesized to develop a new material for neutron imaging. Small pieces of colorless, transparent single crystals were obtained by the vertical Bridgman technique, although a large bulk single crystal was difficult to grow owing to incongruent melting and strong cleavage. Sintered compacts fired at 1000 ℃ showed sufficient grain growth to prepare 630-μm-thick translucent plates. The plate emitted red light under α-ray irradiation using 241Am as a radiation source. A neutron image showing a clear contrast of the neutron flux was obtained using a small accelerator-based neutron source.
Corresponding author: Shunsuke Kawamata![]() ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Shunsuke Kawamata, Mikio Higuchi, Atsushi Taketani, Tomohiro Kobayashi, Yasuo Wakabayashi, Yoshie Otake, Kiyoharu Tadanaga, and Junichi H. Kaneko, Synthesis of LiZnBO3:Mn and Its Application to Neutron Imaging , Sens. Mater., Vol. 37, No. 5, 2025, p. 1941-1948. |