ALPS Poster Session 1

[ALPSp1-36] Synthesis and luminescence properties of Nb-based luminescent phosphor

*Hayato Sato¹, Shohei Kodama¹, Shunsuke Kurosawa^2,3,4, Ikuo Yanase¹, Hiroaki Takeda¹ (1. Saitama University, 2. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 3. New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, 4. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University)

The anisotropic scintillation properties of YVO₄ with strong birefringence were evaluated as a candidate inorganic scintillator for dark matter search. In addition, impurity-doped YVO₄ and YNbO₄ were synthesized to improve the scintillation light output.