Patent ID: 9053832
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: C09K,C30B,G01T,G21K

Abstract:
1. An inorganic scintillator having the formula: Sr x Ba y Cs v X w :Ln 1 z (I); wherein X is a halogen, or a mixture thereof; Ln 1 is a lanthanide with a valence of 2+; v has a value having the range 0<v≦4; w has a value having the range 2≦w≦6; x has a value having the range 0<x≦2; y has a value having the range 0<y≦2; z has a value having the range 0≦z≦2; and, x+y+z=1 or 2; wherein the inorganic scintillator is a single crystal having at least one dimension of a length of at least 1 mm, wherein the halogen is Cl or Br.