Scintillators
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
Properties | Value | Unit |
Density | 4.5 | g/cm³ |
Melting point | 2273 | K |
Effective atomic number | 39 | |
Hardness | 5.8 | Mohs |
Refractive index | 1.8 | |
Light yield | 18000 | Photon/Mev |
Decay Constant | 62 | ns |
Wavelength of emission max. | 420 | nm |
Hygroscopic | No |
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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Advantage:
Excellent Energy Resolution
High Charge Collection Efficiency
High Speed Detection
Direct Conversion – True Semiconductor
High Density and Effective Z
LYSO(Ce) - Lutetium Yttrium Orthosilicate (Lu₂SiO₅:Ce) is a relatively new scintillator crystal that features high density, high light output, short decay time and good radiation resistance. These properties make it ideal for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation such as gamma rays and positrons.
Advantage:
High photon yield
High energy resolution
Non-hygroscopicity
GAGG Scintillation Crystal Gadolinium Aluminum Gallium Garnet
Cesium iodide (CsI(Tl)), activated by thallium, is one of the most efficient scintillators discovered so far. CSI Crystal exhibits thallium-activated luminescence with an emission peak at 550 nm and a light output of 45% relative to NaI(Tl). In contrast, cesium iodide activated by sodium (CsI(Na)) features a sodium-activated emission peak at 420 nm and a higher light output (85% of NaI(Tl)). Both materials share properties such as deliquescence, soft and plastic mechanical behavior, radiation resistance, high-temperature tolerance, and fast timing characteristics (for pure CsI). They are widely used in particle detection for high-energy physics experiments, medical SPECT imaging, baggage/container security inspection, industrial level sensing and non-destructive testing, and cosmic ray research in space physics.
Advantage:
High light outputs
Best energy resolution
Fast emission
Excellent radiation hardness
Fast decay times
Advantage:
High density
Strong anti-radiation ability
No background radiation
Advantage:
Excellent energy resolution
Dual detection capability
Fast response time
High light yield
Advantage:
High transparency
Excellent durability
Good resistance to vibration, impact, and humidity
Advantage:
High sensitivity
Low afterglow
Fast conversion
BGO (Bismuth Germanate) is a high-Z, high-density scintillating crystal. The material has a high atomic number (Z=83 for bismuth) and a density of 7.13 g/cm³, making it a highly efficient gamma-ray absorber.
Due to the high-Z properties of the material, the gamma-ray-induced light absorption fraction is significantly enhanced, resulting in an excellent peak-to-total ratio.