Ce∶LSO晶体具有优良的闪烁性能,其主要特点是光产额大、发光衰减时间快、密度大、有效原子序数大、辐射长度短、发射峰与光电倍增管的接收范围相匹配,在γ射线探测方面有着广泛的应用.我们用提拉法生长了不同掺杂浓度的Ce∶LSO晶体,成功地解决了在生长过程中出现的晶体开裂及籽晶熔断问题,并对晶体生长过程中的表面重熔、晶体着色及Ce的偏析等现象作了讨论.荧光光谱分析表明晶体最大激发波长为353nm,发射峰由391nm和425nm处两个峰组成,吸收谱则显示晶体在209~370nm之间具有多个吸收峰.
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