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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Applicants:
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worchester, MA (US);
Saint-gobain Cristaux & Detecteurs, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Kan Yang, Solon, OH (US);
Julien LeJay, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Samuel Blahuta, Fontenay-sous-Bois, FR;
Vladimir Ouspenski, Saint-Pierre-les-Nemours, FR;
Assignees:
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN CRISTAUX & DETECTEURS, Les Miroirs, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/62 (2006.01); G01T 3/06 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/628 (2013.01); G01T 1/2023 (2013.01); G01T 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scintillator can include a monocrystalline compound having a general formula NaLiX, where 0<y<1 and X is at least one halogen or any combination of halogens. In an embodiment, the scintillator can have a Pulse Shape Discrimination Figure of Merit of at least 1 at a temperature of 25° C., at a temperature of 150° C., or both.