Polarization selection rules and optical transitions in terbium activated yttrium tantalate phosphor under x-ray, vacuum-ultraviolet, and ultraviolet excitations

Mihail Nazarov; Boris Tsukerblat; Clare Chisu Byeon; Ivan Arellano; Elisabeth Jeanne Popovici; Do Young Noh

doi:10.1364/AO.48.000017

Polarization selection rules and optical transitions in terbium activated yttrium tantalate phosphor under x-ray, vacuum-ultraviolet, and ultraviolet excitations

Mihail Nazarov, Boris Tsukerblat, Clare Chisu Byeon, Ivan Arellano, Elisabeth Jeanne Popovici, Do Young Noh

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The terbium-activated yttrium tantalite (YTaO₄ :Tb³⁺) phosphor is of great interest due to the interesting spectroscopic properties of rare earth ions in crystals and also practical use in x-ray imaging. Using the group-theoretical approach, we analyze the selection rules for the transition between Stark components of Tb³⁺ in symmetry of the actual crystal field and the polarization for the allowed transitions. The lu-minescence upon UV, vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV), and x-ray excitation is presented and discussed. The YTaO₄:Tb³⁺ phosphors are found to be efficient VUV-excited luminescent materials that could be used not only in x-ray intensifying screens, but also in mercury-free fluorescent lamps or plasma display pa-nels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-21
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.000017
State	Published - 1 Jan 2009

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