BGO has the extreme high density of 7.13 g /cm 3 and has a high Z value which makes these crystals very suited for the detection of natural radioactivity (U, Th, K), for high energy physics applications (high photofraction) or in compact Compton suppression spectrometers.

Physical Properties:

Density	-	7.13 g/cm3
Emission Max	-	480 nm
Decay Constant	-	0.3 µs
Refractive index	-	2.15
Conversion Effency	-	15-20
Hydroscopic	-	No