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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Alain Iltis, Montigny sur Loing, FR;
Vladimir Ouspenski, Nemours, FR;
Alain Iltis, Montigny sur Loing, FR;
Vladimir Ouspenski, Nemours, FR;
Saint-Gobain Cristaux et Detecteurs, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to the handling of a composition comprising a rare-earth halide, especially within the context of the growth of crystals from said composition, said crystals generally being of formula ALnXin which Ln represents one or more rare earths, X represents one or more halogen atoms chosen from Cl, Br or I, and A represents one or more alkaline metals such as K, Li, Na, Rb or Cs, e and f representing values such that e, which may be zero, is less than or equal to 2f and f is greater than or equal to 1. It is possible in this way to grow single crystals exhibiting remarkable scintillation properties.