Gadolinium oxyorthosilicate explained

Gadolinium oxyorthosilicate (known as GSO) is a type of scintillating inorganic crystal used for imaging in nuclear medicine and for calorimetry in particle physics.^[1]

The formula is Gd₂SiO₅. Its main properties are shown below:

	6.7
	1900
Radiation Length (cm)	1.38
	50-60
Light Yield (relative BGO=100%)	110
	1.87
Peak Excitation (nm)	350
	>106
	No

Notes and References

1. Suzuki . H. . Tombrello . T. A. . Melcher . C. L. . Peterson . C. A. . Schweitzer . J. S. . 1994-08-01 . The role of gadolinium in the scintillation processes of cerium-doped gadolinium oxyorthosilicate . Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment . en . 346 . 3 . 510–521 . 10.1016/0168-9002(94)90586-X . 1994NIMPA.346..510S . 0168-9002.