US2014166933A1PendingUtilityA1

Cesium and sodium-containing scintillator compositions

Assignee: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICESPriority: Nov 9, 2007Filed: Nov 4, 2013Published: Jun 19, 2014

Est. expiryNov 9, 2027(~1.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Kanai S. Shah William M. Higgins Edgar V. Van Loef Jaroslaw Glodo

C30B 29/12C09K 11/7773G21K 2004/06G21K 4/00

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The present invention relates to scintillator compositions and related devices and methods. The scintillator compositions may include, for example, a scintillation compound and a dopant, the scintillation compound having the formula x 1 -x 2 -x 3 -x 4 and x 1 is Cs; x 2 is Na; x 3 is La, Gd, or Lu; and x 4 is Br or I. In certain embodiments, the scintillator composition can include a single dopant or mixture of dopants.

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         1 . A scintillator composition, comprising a scintillation compound and a dopant, the scintillation compound consisting of the formula, x 1 -x 2 -x 3 -x 4 , wherein:
 x 1  is Cs;   x 2  is Na;   x 3  is La, Gd, or Lu; and,   x 4  is Br or I.

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