Scintillator materials containing lanthanum fluorides

Patent · Tue May 14 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:7275004

Moses, W W

An improved radiation detector containing a crystalline mixture of LaF[sub 3] and CeF[sub 3] as the scintillator element is disclosed. Scintillators made with from 25% to 99.5% LaF[sub 3] and the remainder CeF[sub 3] have been found to provide a balance of good stopping power, high light yield and short decay constant that is equal to or superior to other known scintillator materials, and which may be processed from natural starting materials containing both rare earth elements. The radiation detectors disclosed are favorably suited for use in general purpose detection and in positron emission tomography. 2 figures.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5015860
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-503784
• OSTI ID: 7275004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CERIUM FLUORIDES
DESIGN
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM FLUORIDES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PERFORMANCE
PHOSPHORS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
USES