Cerium doped heavy metal fluoride glasses, a possible alternative for electromagnetic calorimetry

摘要

The article is an overview of the research activity performed in the framework of the Crystal Clear Collaboration to produce scintillating glasses. The manufacturing of heavy metal fluoride glasses doped with Ce3+ is discussed. The luminescence and scintillation characteristics as well as the radiation hardness properties are extensively studied in the case of Ce doped fluorohafnate , found to be the most convenient glass scintillator for high energy physics applications.