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Title: Lutetium oxide-based transparent ceramic scintillators

Abstract

In one embodiment, a transparent ceramic of sintered nanoparticles includes gadolinium lutetium oxide doped with europium having a chemical composition (Lu.sub.1-xGd.sub.x).sub.2-YEu.sub.YO.sub.3, where X is any value within a range from about 0.05 to about 0.45 and Y is any value within a range from about 0.01 to about 0.2, and where the transparent ceramic exhibits a transparency characterized by a scatter coefficient of less than about 10%/cm. In another embodiment, a transparent ceramic scintillator of sintered nanoparticles, includes a body of sintered nanoparticles including gadolinium lutetium oxide doped with a rare earth activator (RE) having a chemical composition (Lu.sub.1-xGd.sub.x).sub.2-YRE.sub.YO.sub.3, where RE is selected from the group consisting of: Sm, Eu, Tb, and Dy, where the transparent ceramic exhibits a transparency characterized by a scatter coefficient of less than about 10%/cm.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1236559
Patent Number(s):
9,238,773
Application Number:
13/623,811
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Seeley, Zachary, Cherepy, Nerine, Kuntz, Joshua, and Payne, Stephen A. Lutetium oxide-based transparent ceramic scintillators. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Seeley, Zachary, Cherepy, Nerine, Kuntz, Joshua, & Payne, Stephen A. Lutetium oxide-based transparent ceramic scintillators. United States.
Seeley, Zachary, Cherepy, Nerine, Kuntz, Joshua, and Payne, Stephen A. 2016. "Lutetium oxide-based transparent ceramic scintillators". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236559.
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