Scintillation properties of Lu 2 Si 2 O 7 :Ce 3 , a fast and efficient scintillator crystal
2003; IOP Publishing; Volume: 15; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1088/0953-8984/15/12/326
ISSN1361-648X
AutoresLudivine Pidol, A. Kahn-Harari, Bruno Viana, B Ferrand, P. Dorenbos, J.T.M. de Haas, C.W.E. van Eijk, Eric Virey,
Tópico(s)Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
ResumoCerium doped lutetium pyrosilicate Lu2Si2O7:Ce3+ (LPS), a new inorganic scintillator, displays particularly promising performance. This material can be readily pulled from the melt. A high light output (average value: 26 300 ph MeV−1), a relatively good energy resolution (9%) and a fast decay time (38 ns) without afterglow make this new scintillator very attractive, in particular for medical imaging. Optical characterizations and scintillation properties of LPS:Ce large single crystals are presented, including timing properties and study of the scintillation yields as a function of incident energy.
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