Improved Hardness of Single-Crystal Nd 3+: YAG to Ionizing Radiation via Co-Doping with Cr 3+

Boris L. Glebov, Kelly Simmons-Potter, Brian P. Fox, Dorothy C. Meister

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Abstract

The proliferation of optical elements in systems that are subject to harsh ionizing radiation environments prompts the need for commercially available radiation-hard materials, such as laser materials. In the present study, changes in the material optical absorption are compared for a suite of single-crystal YAG, Nd 3+ YAG, and Cr 3+, Nd 3+ : YAG laser materials in response to high-dose-rate gamma radiation events. It is found that the addition of Cr 3+ yields radiation hardened material.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number6180196
Pages (from-to)612-618
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume59
Issue number3 PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Chromium neodymium YAG
  • gamma
  • neodymium YAG
  • photodarkening
  • radiation-hardened
  • transient radiation-induced absorption
  • YAG laser material

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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