Tohoku University

Tokuyama Corporation

Ca, Inc.

Yui Yokota

Akira Yoshikawa

Kentaro Fukuda

Takayuki Yanagida

Yutaka Fujimoto

Sumito Ishizu

Hisanori Yamane

Yuji Ohashi

Noriaki Kawaguchi

Kei Kamada

Shunsuke Kurosawa

Yasuhiro Shoji

Toshihisa Suyama

Akihiro Yamaji

Rikito Murakami

Tetsuya Kawano

Takayuki Nihei

The present invention aims at providing a scintillator for high temperature environments which has satisfactory light emission characteristics under high temperature environments; and a method for measuring radiation under high temperature environments. The scintillator for high temperature environments comprises a colquiriite-type crystal represented by the chemical formula LiMMX(where Mis at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, Mis at least one metal element selected from Al, Ga and Sc, and X is at least one halogen element selected from F, Cl, Br and I), for example, typified by LiCaAlF, and the crystal optionally containing a lanthanoid element such as Ce or Eu. The method for measuring radiation under high temperature environments uses the scintillator.

Scintillator, radiation detector, and method for detecting radiation

A light emitting element according to one embodiment of the present invention is configured of a metal fluoride crystal which is represented by chemical formula LiM1M2F6 (wherein Li includes 6Li; M1 represents at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from among Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; and M2 represents at least one metal element selected from among Al, Ga and Sc), said metal fluoride crystal containing 0.02% by mole or more of Eu and having an Eu2+ concentration of less than 0.01% by mole.

Metal fluoride crystal, light emitting element, scintillator, method of detecting neutron, and method of producing metal fluoride crystal

[Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in detection efficiency for neutrons, an S/N ratio, and n/&#x3b3; discrimination ability, and a eutectic preferred for the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A metal fluoride eutectic, in which a lithium fluoride crystal phase and a crystal phase represented by the chemical formula CaSrF(where x denotes a number greater than 0, but not larger than 1), such as SrFor CaSrF, are present in a phase-separated state; a neutron scintillator comprising the eutectic; and a neutron imaging device comprising a combination of the neutron scintillator and a position-sensitive photomultiplier tube.

Metal fluoride eutectic, neutron scintillator and neutron imaging device

[Problems to be Solved] A colquiriite-type crystal preferred for a scintillator for neutron detection, which has high sensitivity to neutron and which is reduced in background noise attributed to &#x3b3; rays; a scintillator for neutron detection which comprises this crystal; and a neutron detector are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A colquiriite-type crystal represented by the chemical formula LiMMX, such as LiCaAlF, containing Na and Ce, for example, the colquiriite-type crystal containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a lanthanoid element selected from the group consisting of Ce, Pr and Nd, and having an isotopic ratio ofLi of 20 mol % or more, preferably 50 mol % or more; a scintillator for neutron detection comprising the colquiriite-type crystal; and a neutron detector.

Colquiriite-type crystal, scintillator for neutron detection and neutron detector

Provided is a scintillator for neutrons that allows the detection of neutrons with superb sensitivity and that is little affected by background noise derived from &#x3b3;-rays, and a neutron detector that uses the neutron scintillator. The scintillator for neutrons comprises borate that contains at least Mg and a divalent transition element.

Scintillator for neutrons and neutron detector

[Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/&#x3b3; discrimination ability, and a metal fluoride eutectic preferred for the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A metal fluoride eutectic having a cerium-containing calcium fluoride crystal phase and a lithium fluoride crystal phase present in a phase-separated state, and a neutron scintillator comprising the metal fluoride eutectic.

Metal fluoride eutectic and neutron scintillator

[Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/&#x3b3; discrimination ability, and a neutron detector using the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the thickness of the lithium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being 0.1 to 5 &#x3bc;m; or a neutron scintillator comprising a eutectic body composed of laminar lithium fluoride crystals and laminar calcium fluoride crystals alternately arranged in layers, the calcium fluoride crystal layers in the eutectic body being linearly continuous in at least one direction; and a neutron detector basically constructed from any of the neutron scintillators and a photodetector.

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Yui Yokota