Photostimulable phosphor
AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert
InventorsPaul Leblans, Paul Lardon
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Abstract
There is provided a photostimulable phosphor according to formula (I) Ba.sub.1-x-y-p-3q-z Sr.sub.x M.sub.y.sup.2+ M.sub.2p.sup.1+ M.sub.2q.sup.3+ F.sub.2-a-b Br.sub.a I.sub.b :zEu wherein: M.sup.1+ is at least one alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs; M.sup.2+ is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ca Mg and Pb; M.sup.3+ is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Tl, Sb, Bi, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu; 0<x.ltoreq.0.30, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.10, 0.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.0.3, 0.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.0.1, 0.05.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.0.76, 0.20.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.0.90, a+b<1.00 and 10.sup.-6 .ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.2.
Claims4
A photostimulable phosphor according to formula (I):
- Ba.sub.1-x-y-p-3q-z Sr.sub.x M.sub.y.sup.2+ M.sub.2p.sup.1+ M.sub.2q.sup.3+ F.sub.2-a-b Br.sub.a I.sub.b :zEu
- wherein:
- M.sup.1+ is at least one alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs;
- M.sup.2+ is at least one divalent metal selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg and Pb;
- M.sup.3+ is at least one trivalent metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Tl, Sb, Bi, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu;
- 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.30, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.10, 0.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.0.3, 0.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.0.1, 0.05.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.0.76, 0.60.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.0.80, a+b<1.00 and 10.sup.-6 .ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.2.
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