Influence of thallium doping on scintillation characteristics of mixed KDP/ADP crystals

Low-noise time-resolved optical sensing of electromagnetic pulses from petawatt laser-matter interactions

“…However, while providing shielding from X-rays and charged particles, the presence of nearby conductive material results in some local perturbation of the field 1 , 7 . KDP is a good choice of crystal for this application, as it possesses a reasonably high electro-optic coefficient of r 63 = 9.7 pm/V 55 , and does not scintillate strongly in the absence of impurity ions 56 , so we can neglect X-ray-induced scintillation as a source of unwanted “non-electric field driven” intensity changes. Furthermore, by using a free-space setup within the interaction chamber and placing the fibre-injection optics outside, the coupling of optical self-emission from the target and any scintillation from the crystals into the fibres is minimised, and can be resolved as a prompt event coincident with the arrival of the drive laser, distinct from the longer timescale chamber ring-down.…”

Growth of dl-malic acid-doped ammonium dihydrogen phosphate crystal and its characterization

“…In addition, the minute amounts of additives, such as KCl and EDTA, can effectively suppress the metal ions and promote the crystal quality [18,19]. Several researchers have carried out a lot of studies in pure and organic and metal ions-doped crystals [20][21][22][23][24][25]. DL-malic acid (DLM) is an organic material, which crystallizes in combination with other materials.…”

Synthesis, growth, thermal, optical and mechanical properties of new organic NLO crystal: l-alanine dl-malic acid

“…In the recent years, effort has been made on organic-materials-mixed amino acid crystals, in order to improve the chemical stability, laser damage threshold and nonlinear optical properties. Several researchers have carried out a lot of studies in pure and organic, and metal ions-doped crystals [4][5][6][7][8][9]. DL-malic acid is an organic material that easily crystallizes with other materials.…”