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YSO Crystal

YSO Scintillation Crystal Yttrium Orthosilicate

Advantage:

  • No background radiation

  • Fast decay time

  • Mechanically robust characteristic


Application

  • PET

  • TOF-PET

  • Small animal PET

  • Organ-specific PET

  • Particle detection

  • Radiation detection

Specification Parameter

PropertiesValueUnit
Density4.5g/cm³
Melting point2273K
Effective atomic number39
Hardness5.8Mohs
Refractive index1.8
Light yield18000Photon/Mev
Decay Constant62ns
Wavelength of emission max.420nm
HygroscopicNo

YSO(Ce) (Yttrium Orthosilicate) is known for its excellent radiation resistance, good mechanical strength, and stable performance in harsh environments, making it suitable for various detection applications that require moderate energy resolution and durability.

 

Although YSO(Ce) has slightly slower decay time and lower light output compared to LYSO(Ce), it serves as a cost-effective alternative and is widely used in optical sensors, radiation detectors, and industrial monitoring systems.

 

EBO offers customized YSO(Ce) scintillators in a variety of sizes and geometries to meet diverse application needs.

 


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