The melt growth of large LuAP single crystals for PET scannersстатья
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Аннотация:Performance properties of LuAP, a material of highly promising potential for future PET scanners, are presented, as they relate to crystal growth and composition. The light yield measured in 2 x 2 x 10 mm(3) elements with 0.4-0.5% Ce and cut from large size crystals (100 mm long and 15 mm in diameter) grown by the Bridgman technique is improved to 40% LSO. The ratio between light yield measured in vertical and horizontal arrangements in the best crystals is near 90%. The role of chemical purity in respect to divalent impurities is studied. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.