Patent ID: 8475681
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: C09K

Abstract:
1. A neutron scintillating material having to the formula: where A is Sr alone or Sr mixed with Ba and/or Ca such that A is made up of at least ⅔ mole % of Sr and ⅓ mole % or less of Ba and/or Ca; R is La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Ac, Th, U, Cr, Mn, Tc, Re, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Ge, Sn, Pb, In, TI, or combinations thereof; M is B, Al, Ga, In, W, Mo, or mixtures thereof; 0<a<0.3; α is up to about 0.2; δ is about 0.01 to about 0.15; x is about 0.01 to about 0.6, and 0≦w≦0.05 such that 0≦w′≦0.1 and 0≦w″≦0.15.