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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Ryouhei Nakamura, Tokorozawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamada, Hanyu, JP;
Akio Miyamoto, Hokuto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); C09K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Scintillator with both high fluorescence intensity and weak afterglow, can be offered. An aspect in accordance with the present invention provides, a fluorescent material with garnet structure containing Gd, Al, Ga, and O at least, containing Lu and/or Y, and also containing Ce as an activator, wherein said fluorescent material is expressed as (Gd1-x-zLxCez)3+a(Al1-uGau) 5-aO12, wherein L is Lu and/or Y, wherein 0<a≦0.15, 0<x<1.0, 0.0003≦z≦0.0167 (here, x+z<1.0), and 0.2≦u≦0.6.