Lutetium–yttrium oxyorthosilicate

Lutetium–yttrium oxyorthosilicate
Identifiers
Properties
Lu2(1-x)Y2xSiO5
Molar mass 988.21 g/mol[1]
Density Between 4.44 g/cm3 [2] and 7.4 g/cm3,[3] depending on Y/Lu ratio
Melting point 2,047 °C (3,717 °F; 2,320 K)
1.82
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lutetium–yttrium oxyorthosilicate, also known as LYSO, is an inorganic chemical compound with main use as a scintillator crystal for gamma radiation detection.[4] Its chemical formula is Lu2(1-x)Y2xSiO5. The percentage of yttrium varies considerably, with values in the literature ranging from 5% to 70%.[5] It is commonly used to build screens and electromagnetic calorimeters in particle physics. LYSO crystals have the advantages of high light output and density, quick decay time, excellent energy resolution.[6] The crystals are often grown in boules using the Czochralski process, and cutting or polishing can be challenging because LYSO is brittle and hard.[7]





References

  1. ^ "Lutetium orthosilicate". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "Yttrium Orthosilicate - Y2SiO5 | Scientific Materials | YSO LASER Materials".
  3. ^ Daghighian, F.; Shenderov, P.; Pentlow, K.S.; Graham, M.C.; Eshaghian, B.; Melcher, C.L.; Schweitzer, J.S. (August 1993). "Evaluation of cerium doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillation crystals for PET" (PDF). IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 40 (4): 1045–1047. Bibcode:1993ITNS...40.1045D. doi:10.1109/23.256710. S2CID 28011497. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ Lowdon, Matthew; Martin, Peter G.; Hubbard, M.W.J.; Taggart, M.P.; Connor, Dean T.; Verbelen, Yannick; Sellins, P.J.; Scott, Thomas B. (2019). "Evaluation of Scintillator Detection Materials for Application within Airborne Environmental Radiation Monitoring". Sensors. 18 (8): 13. Bibcode:2019Senso..19.3828L. doi:10.3390/s19183828. PMC 6767284. PMID 31487922.
  5. ^ Radiation Detection and Measurement, p. 249, at Google Books
  6. ^ Chen, Jianming; Mao, Rihua; Zhang, Liyuan; Zhu, Ren-Yuan (2007). "Large Size LSO and LYSO Crystals for Future High Energy Physics Experiments" (PDF). IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 4 (3): 718–724. Bibcode:2007ITNS...54..718C. doi:10.1109/TNS.2007.897823. S2CID 6606410.
  7. ^ Shang, Xi; Xie, Qiangqiang; Xie, Siwei; Yu, Xin; Xu, Jianfeng; Peng, Qiyu (2021). "A Novel Portable Gamma Radiation Sensor Based on a Monolithic Lutetium-Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate Ring". Sensors. 21 (10): 16. Bibcode:2021Senso..21.3376Z. doi:10.3390/s21103376. PMC 8150370. PMID 34066224.


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