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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Kelvin Lynn, Pullman, WA (US);
Kelly Jones, Colfax, WA (US);
Guido Ciampi, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
High rate radiation detectors are disclosed herein. The detectors include a detector material disposed inside the container, the detector material containing cadmium, tellurium, and zinc, a first dopant containing at least one of aluminum, chlorine, and indium, and a second dopant containing a rare earth metal. The first dopant has a concentration of about 500 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion, and the second dopant has a concentration of about 200 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion.