Divalent fluoride doped cerium fluoride scintillator
Abstract
The use of divalent fluoride dopants in scintillator materials comprising cerium fluoride is disclosed. The preferred divalent fluoride dopants are calcium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and barium fluoride. The preferred amount of divalent fluoride dopant is less than about two percent by weight of the total scintillator. Cerium fluoride scintillator crystals grown with the addition of a divalent fluoride have exhibited better transmissions and higher light outputs than crystals grown without the addition of such dopants. These scintillators are useful in radiation detection and monitoring applications, and are particularly well suited for high-rate applications such as positron emission tomography (PET).
- Inventors:
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- 630 Sylvan Pl., Batavia, IL 60510
- 28 Woodlawn Dr., Sturbridge, MA 01566
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867937
- Patent Number(s):
- 5039858
- Assignee:
- Anderson, David F. (630 Sylvan Pl., Batavia, IL 60510);Sparrow, Robert W. (28 Woodlawn Dr., Sturbridge, MA 01566)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- divalent; fluoride; doped; cerium; scintillator; dopants; materials; comprising; disclosed; preferred; calcium; strontium; barium; amount; dopant; percent; weight; total; crystals; grown; addition; exhibited; transmissions; light; outputs; scintillators; useful; radiation; detection; monitoring; applications; particularly; suited; high-rate; positron; emission; tomography; pet; crystals grown; doped cerium; scintillator material; emission tomography; positron emission; radiation detection; scintillator materials; cerium fluoride; calcium fluoride; light output; materials comprising; comprising cerium; divalent fluoride; barium fluoride; fluoride dopants; /250/
Citation Formats
Anderson, David F, and Sparrow, Robert W. Divalent fluoride doped cerium fluoride scintillator. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Anderson, David F, & Sparrow, Robert W. Divalent fluoride doped cerium fluoride scintillator. United States.
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"Divalent fluoride doped cerium fluoride scintillator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867937.
@article{osti_867937,
title = {Divalent fluoride doped cerium fluoride scintillator},
author = {Anderson, David F and Sparrow, Robert W},
abstractNote = {The use of divalent fluoride dopants in scintillator materials comprising cerium fluoride is disclosed. The preferred divalent fluoride dopants are calcium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and barium fluoride. The preferred amount of divalent fluoride dopant is less than about two percent by weight of the total scintillator. Cerium fluoride scintillator crystals grown with the addition of a divalent fluoride have exhibited better transmissions and higher light outputs than crystals grown without the addition of such dopants. These scintillators are useful in radiation detection and monitoring applications, and are particularly well suited for high-rate applications such as positron emission tomography (PET).},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}
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