Quality of Long LSO/LYSO Crystals

Abstract

Because of their high stopping power (X_0 = 1.14 cm) and fast (t = 40 ns) and bright (4 times of BGO) scintillation cerium doped silicate based heavy crystal scintillators (LSO and LYSO) have attracted a broad interest in the high energy physics community pursuing precision electromagnetic calorimeter for future high energy physics experiments. Their excellent radiation hardness against γ-rays, neutrons and charged hadrons also makes them a preferred material for calorimeters to be operated in a severe radiation environment, such as the HL-LHC. The optical and scintillation properties and its radiation hardness against γ-ray irradiations up to 1 Mrad are presented for the first 2.5 × 2.5 × 28 cm LYSO sample. An absorption band was found at the seed end of this sample and three other long samples, which was traced back to a bad seed crystal used in the corresponding crystal growth process. Significant progresses in optical and scintillation properties were achieved for large size LYSO crystals after eliminating this absorption band. Their application in future HEP experiments at HL-LHC are discussed.

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