Research Article
Evaluation of the Detection Efficiency of LYSO Scintillator in the Fiber-Optic Radiation Sensor
Table 1
Main characteristics of inorganic scintillators [
10].
| Scintillator | BGO | YSO:Ce | LYSO:Ce | CsI:Tl | LSO:Ce |
| Effective number | 83 | 35 | 65 | 51 | 66 | Density (g/cm3) | 7.13 | 4.45 | 7.20 | 4.51 | 7.40 | Melting point (°C) | 1,050 | 2,470 | 2,100 | 621 | 2,050 | Refractive index | 2.15 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.82 | Light yield (%) *relative to NaI:Tl | 15~20 | 80 | 73~75 | 50~100 | ~75 | Peak wavelength (nm) | 480 | 420 | 420 | 540 | 420 | Decay time (ns) | 300 | 70 | 42 | 1100 | 40 |
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