Comprehending the role of trap centers and host energy transfers in excitation density dependent kinetics of Ce doped Gd3Ga3Al2O12scintillator; an unresolved scintillation characteristic

Single crystal of Ce doped Gd3Ga3Al2O12 is one of the most studied advanced scintillators currently. The scintillation kinetics has been investigated with different excitations. The higher excitation density of alpha particles quenches the scintillation light yield but on the contrary the decay curve gets accelerated with gamma rays unlike that have been typically observed for conventionally used halide scintillators. In view of resolving this...