Cerium doped lutetium pyrosilicate Lu2Si2O7:Ce3+ (LPS), a
new inorganic scintillator, displays particularly promising performance. This material can
be readily pulled from the melt. A high light output (average value: 26 300 ph MeV−1),
a relatively good energy resolution (9%) and a fast decay time (38 ns)
without afterglow make this new scintillator very attractive, in particular for
medical imaging. Optical characterizations and scintillation properties of
LPS:Ce large single crystals are presented, including timing properties and
study of the scintillation yields as a function of incident energy.
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