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Scintillation detector package having radioactive window therein

US8785841B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Kenneth E. Stephenson · Newtown, US
Wolfgang Ziegler · Waldbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2013
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01V5/04
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A scintillator package includes a housing, with a scintillator in the housing to scintillate when struck by radiation. A window seals an end of the housing to permit light emitted during a scintillation to exit the housing. The window comprises a radioactive material that is non-scintillating, and this radioactive material may be naturally occurring, such as lutetium.

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