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Title: Lanthanide doped barium mixed halide scintillators

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1771478

The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising an optionally lanthanide-doped barium mixed halide, useful for detecting nuclear material.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,795,032
Application Number:
14/731,302
OSTI ID:
1771478
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 06/04/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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