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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
John J. Simonetti, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Donna Simonetti, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Albert Hort, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Christian Stoller, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
John J. Simonetti, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Donna Simonetti, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Albert Hort, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Christian Stoller, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for pre-treating packaging materials of particular composition for use in conjunction with a scintillation crystal are disclosed. The packaging materials may comprise a reflecting material, an elastomer, a reflecting fluorocarbon polymer, a polymer or elastomer loaded with a reflecting inorganic powder (including a reflecting inorganic powder comprising a high reflectance material selected from the group comprising AlO, TiO, BN, MgO, BaSOand mixtures thereof), or a highly reflective metal foil selected from the group comprising Ag and Al that is chemically compatible with the scintillator crystal. The scintillator crystal may comprise a crystal selected from the group comprising NaI(Tl), LaBr:Ce, La—Cl:Ce, La-halides, and La-mixed halides. The method includes subjecting a scintillator packaging material to a pre-treatment while in package form, said treatment selected from the group consisting of heating to a temperature exceeding a proposed operating temperature of the scintillator package, and placing the packaging material under pressure in a confined space until the packaging material is in final form.