Method of enhancing performance of cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate crystals and crystals produced thereby
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1. A method of enhancing performance of a body of monocrystalline cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate (LSO) in response to irradiation with high energy radiation, the method comprising;
- diffusing oxygen into the body of monocrystalline LSO by heating the body for a period of time in an ambient containing oxygen.
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A method for enhancing the light yield of a single crystal of cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate (LSO) in response to irradiation with high energy radiation includes diffusing oxygen into the crystal by heating the crystal for a period of time in an ambient containing oxygen. This process of thermal oxygenation of the crystal effectively supplies oxygen to fill at least some of the oxygen vacancies in the body of monocrystalline LSO. A scintillation detector comprises a monocrystalline body of LSO enhanced by oxygen diffusion into the crystal.
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1. A method of enhancing performance of a body of monocrystalline cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate (LSO) in response to irradiation with high energy radiation, the method comprising;
diffusing oxygen into the body of monocrystalline LSO by heating the body for a period of time in an ambient containing oxygen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of enhancing performance of a body of monocrystalline cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate (LSO) in response to irradiation with high energy radiation, the body of monocrystalline LSO having oxygen vacancies therein, the method comprising;
supplying oxygen to till at least some of the oxygen vacancies in the body of monocrystalline LSO. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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