Photon detector based upon an activated lanthanide beryllate scintillator
US5483062A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V5/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photon detector includes an activated lanthanide beryllate crystal, such as activated lanthanum beryllate, as a scintillator to detect photons. In one embodiment, the lanthanide beryllate crystal is doped with cerium.
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