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AssigneeLuxium Solutions, LLC
InventorsSamuel Blahuta, Eric E. Mattmann, Damien Pauwels, Bruno Viana
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A scintillation compound can include a rare earth element that is in a divalent (RE2+) or a tetravalent state (RE4+). The scintillation compound can include another element to allow for better change balance. The other element may be a principal constituent of the scintillation compound or may be a dopant or a co-dopant. In an embodiment, a metal element in a trivalent state (M3+) may be replaced by RE4+ and a metal element in a divalent state (M2+). In another embodiment, M3+ may be replaced by RE2+ and M4+. In a further embodiment, M2+ may be replaced by a RE3+ and a metal element in a monovalent state (M1+). The metal element used for electronic charge balance may have a single valance state, rather than a plurality of valence states, to help reduce the likelihood that the valance state would change during formation of the scintillation compound.
A scintillation compound comprising a cerium-doped rare-earth silicate, wherein the cerium-doped rare-earth silicate is a scintillation material, and wherein an absorbance of the scintillation material at a wavelength of 357 nm is less than an absorbance of the scintillation material at 280 nm.
A scintillation compound comprising a rare earth element in a tetravalent state at a concentration of at least approximately 10 ppm atomic of the scintillation compound, wherein the scintillation compound is a rare earth silicate compound.
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