3 Scintillation Detectors for Charged Particles and Photons
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Table 3.2
Most commonly used scintillators with their main physico-chemical and optical parameters
Simplified
Density Light Yield Emission
Decay time
Scintillator
name
[g/cm 3
] [ph/MeV]
wavelength [nm] [ns]
Hygro-scopic Main application
NaI :Tl
3.67
38,000
415
230
Yes
Medical imaging, industrial
γ camera,
homeland security
CsI :Tl
4.51
54,000
550
1000
Lightly
Physics detectors
CdWO
4
CWO
7.9
28,000
470/540
20,000/5000 No
X-Ray scanner
(Y,Gd)
2 O
3 :Eu
YGO
5.9
19,000
610
1000
No
X-Ray scanner
Gd
2 O
2 S:Pr,Ce,F GOS
7.34
21,000
520
3000
No
X-Ray scanner
Bi
4 Ge
3 O
12
BGO
7.13
9000
480
300
No
Physics detectors medical imaging
Gd
2 SiO
5
GSO
6.7
12,500
440
60
No
Medical imaging
Lu
2 SiO
5
LSO
7.4
27,000
420
40
No
Medical imaging
Lu
2 AlO
3
LuAP
8.34
10,000
365
17
No
Medical imaging
LaBr
3 :Ce
BriLanCe™ 5.29
61,000
358
35
Very
Medical imaging
BaF
2
4.89
2000/8000 220/310
0.7/620
No
Physics detectors
CeF
3
6.16
2400
310/340
30
No
Physics detectors
PbWO
4
PWO
8.28
200
420
5/15
No
Physics detectors