Barium iodide and strontium iodide crystals and scintillators implementing the same

Payne, Stephen A.; Cherepy, Nerine; Pedrini, Christian; Burger, Arnold

Title: Barium iodide and strontium iodide crystals and scintillators implementing the same

Patent · Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1325007

Payne, Stephen A.; Cherepy, Nerine; Pedrini, Christian; Burger, Arnold

In one embodiment, a crystal includes at least one metal halide; and an activator dopant comprising ytterbium. In another general embodiment, a scintillator optic includes: at least one metal halide doped with a plurality of activators, the plurality of activators comprising: a first activator comprising europium, and a second activator comprising ytterbium. In yet another general embodiment, a method for manufacturing a crystal suitable for use in a scintillator includes mixing one or more salts with a source of at least one dopant activator comprising ytterbium; heating the mixture above a melting point of the salt(s); and cooling the heated mixture to a temperature below the melting point of the salts. Additional materials, systems, and methods are presented.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,441,154

Application Number:: 14/220,904

OSTI ID:: 1325007

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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