1 Description
Cerium-doped Lutetium Yttrium Orthosilicate(Ce:LYSO) is a crystal scintillator with many attractive properties, such as fast decay, high light yield and high density. Ce:LYSO can be used as a semiconductor in optics, gamma-ray and X-ray detection, imaging, well logging, and high energy physics applications.
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3 Properties
Physical and chemical properties
Chemical composition |
(Lu,Y)2SiO5 |
Symmetry |
monoclinic |
Melting (℃) |
2050 |
Structure |
C2/C |
Hardness |
5.8 |
Density(g/cm3) |
7.1 |
Refractive index(=500nm) |
1.82 |
Scintillation properties
Emission peak (nm) |
420 |
Light yield (PhotonsMev-1) |
30000 |
Photoelectron yield [% of NaI(Tl)] (for -rays)) |
75 |
Decay time(ns) |
<42 |
Energy resolution |
<12% |
Zeff |
62 |