Scintillator crystal materials, scintillators and radiation detectors
US8889036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a scintillation crystal having the general formula RE(1−y)MyF3XA3(1−x), wherein RE includes; A is selected from Cl, Br or I; and M is an activator ion selected from the Ce3+, Pr3+ or Eu3+; x is greater than 0.01 mole% and strictly less than 100 mole%, and y is greater than 0.01 mole% and strictly less than 100 mole%; and wherein the at least one activator ion is further combined with ions from the group of Ho3+, Er3+, Tm3+, or Yb3+.
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