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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2008
Edith Bourret-courchesne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Stephen E. Derenzo, Pinole, CA (US);
Shameka Parms, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Yetta D. Porter-chapman, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Latoria K. Wiggins, Chestertown, MD (US);
Edith Bourret-Courchesne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Stephen E. Derenzo, Pinole, CA (US);
Shameka Parms, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Yetta D. Porter-Chapman, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Latoria K. Wiggins, Chestertown, MD (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising a gadolinium halide, optionally cerium-doped, having the formula AGdX:Ce; wherein A is nothing, an alkali metal, such as Li or Na, or an alkali earth metal, such as Ba; X is F, Br, Cl, or I; n is an integer from 1 to 2; m is an integer from 4 to 7; and the molar percent of cerium is 0% to 100%. The gadolinium halides or alkali earth metal gadolinium halides are scintillators and produce a bright luminescence upon irradiation by a suitable radiation.