Fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation, scintillator and radiation detector using the single crystal, and method for detecting radiation
US7060982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2023
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation having high luminescence intensity, a scintillator, a radiation detector employing the single crystal and a method for detecting radiation. The fluoride single crystal for detecting radiation contains Ce and at least one element (R1) of Lu and Gd, wherein the single crystal is represented by Ce1-xR1xF3 (0.001≦x≦0.5).
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