L(Y)SO crystals have excellent characteristics such as high density, high light yield, fast decay time, and high energy resolution. γ-ray detectors made of this crystal have a lot of applications in nuclear medicine imaging, high-energy physics, nuclear physics and other fields, especially, it is the core detection component of the new generation of positron emission tomography (PET).
Features
High Light Yield
High Energy Resolution
Fast Decay Time
High uniformity
Parameters
Density (g/cm3) | 7.2 |
Melting Point (°C) | 2,050 |
Hardness (Mohs) | 5.8 |
Refractive Index | 1.82 |
Effective Atomic Number | 66 |
Radiation Length (cm) | 1.1 |
Decay Time (ns) | <42 |
Peak Emission (nm) | 428 |
Peak Excitation (nm) | 375 |
Radiation Hardness (rad) | >106 |
Hygroscopicity | No |
Light output | 76% of Nal (Tl) |
Energy Resolution | 8-10% |
Light Yield (Photon/Mev) | 32,000 |
