Abstract:
The cerium fluoride(CeF3) is a kind of new fast time response inorganic scintillator. The physical characteristics of CeF3 are well suitable for detection of domestic pulse γrays. The time response of detector composed by phototube with CeF3 are measured by use of the pulse radiation source with rise time about 0.8 ns, and FWHM time 1.5~2.2 ns. Experiment results show that the rise time is less than 2 ns, FWHM time is about 10 ns, fall time is about 60 ns, average decay time constant is 20~30 ns,respectively for CeF3.