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   LSO:Ce ( Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate, Ce³⁺ doped ) crystals

LSO crystal example           40mm dia. x 40mm long    LSO cylindrical crystal    with reflector wrapping example of LSO array

physical and scintillation properties of LSO    photons / MeV ~ 30,000    cleavage plane none    effective Z# 66    density 7.4 g / cm3    melting point 2,050 °C    hardness [Moh] 5.8    hygroscopicity none    peak wavelength 420nm    decay constant 40 nSec    refractive index [ @420nm ] 1.82    afterglow - - - -    Light output [ NaI(Tl)=100% ] ~ 75%

LSO arrays example PROTEUS has excellent experties on various shapes and structure of LSO:Ce crystal arrays. Shown below are some of LSO array examples by PROTEUS what can be exhibit publicly.

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