ABSTRACT
TheLutetium-YttriumOrthosilicate(LYSO)isakindofscintillatingcrystalmaterialwiththebest comprehensive properties. In this work, the trace elements Ca, Fe, K, Li, Mg and Na in LYSO were determined by solution-cathode glow discharge-atomic emission spectrometry ( SCGS-AES ) . The optimal conditions included 0. 1 mol/L HNO3 sample solutions and operation at a voltage at 1080 V with a flow rate of 2. 0 mL/min. The LYSO matrix concentration tolerance of the SCGD source was determined to be 10 g/L. Sample solutions dissolving from several LYSO samples with HF, HNO3 and HClO4 were examined by SCGD-AES. For LYSO samples, the values obtained by SCGD-AES agree well with those obtained by axial inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy ( ICP-AES ) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The emissions of Lu and Y were not observed, so that the determination of trace elements in LYSO matrices could be conducted with little interference. The detection limits of Ca, Fe, K, Li, Mg and Na in LYSO were 1. 0, 3. 0, 0. 02, 0. 01, 0. 02 and 1. 0 mg/kg, respectively.