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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Zhitao Kang, Marietta, GA (US);
Brent Karl Wagner, Marietta, GA (US);
Jason Hayes Nadler, Decatur, GA (US);
Robert Rosson, Acworth, GA (US);
Bernd Kahn, Atlanta, GA (US);
Meredith Brooke Barta, Atlanta, GA (US);
Zhitao Kang, Marietta, GA (US);
Brent Karl Wagner, Marietta, GA (US);
Jason Hayes Nadler, Decatur, GA (US);
Robert Rosson, Acworth, GA (US);
Bernd Kahn, Atlanta, GA (US);
Meredith Brooke Barta, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods are described for transparent glass composite having nanoparticles therein that scintillate in the presence of nuclear radiation, particularly gamma rays, but also x-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, and neutrons. The transparent glass composites can be prepared by a melt/cool process to produce the transparent glass composite. The wavelength of light emitted by the transparent glass composite can be tailored based on the materials used to make the glass composite. A detector that utilizes the transparent glass composite can measure nuclear radiation from numerous sources.