Single crystal heat treatment method

    公开(公告)号:US07531036B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-12

    申请号:US11374435

    申请日:2006-03-14

    IPC分类号: C30B15/14 C30B21/06

    摘要: The present invention provides a single crystal heat treatment method, having a step of heating a single crystal of a cerium-doped silicate compound represented by any of general formulas (1) to (4) below in an oxygen-containing atmosphere Y2−(x+y)LnxCeySiO5  (1) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of elements belonging to the rare earth elements, x represents a numerical value from 0 to 2, and y represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2−(z+w)LnzCewSiO5  (2) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of elements belonging to the rare earth elements, z represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and w represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2-(p+q)LnpCeqSiO5  (3) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y and Sc, which are rare earth elements having an ionic radius smaller than Tb, p represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and q represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2−(r+s)LurCesSiO5  (4) (wherein r represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and s represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2).

    Inorganic Scintillator and Process for its Fabrication
    3.
    发明申请
    Inorganic Scintillator and Process for its Fabrication 审中-公开
    无机闪烁体及其制造工艺

    公开(公告)号:US20070289525A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-20

    申请号:US11842227

    申请日:2007-08-21

    IPC分类号: C30B1/02

    摘要: The inorganic scintillator of the invention is an inorganic scintillator capable of producing scintillation by radiation, which is a crystal comprising a metal oxide containing Lu, Gd, Ce and Si and belonging to space group C2/c monoclinic crystals, and which satisfies the condition specified by the following inequality (1A), wherein ALu represents the number of Lu atoms in the crystal and AGd represents the number of Gd atoms in the crystal. {ALu/(ALu+AGd)}

    摘要翻译: 本发明的无机闪烁体是能够通过辐射产生闪烁的无机闪烁体,其是包含含有Lu,Gd,Ce和Si的金属氧化物并且属于空间群C2 / c单斜晶体的晶体,并且满足规定的条件 通过以下不等式(1A),其中A Lu表示晶体中的Lu原子的数目,并且A <! - SIPO - >表示晶体中的Gd原子数。 <?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> {A /(A /SUB>)}<0.50(1A)<?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“tail”?>

    Single crystal heat treatment method

    公开(公告)号:US20060266276A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-30

    申请号:US11374435

    申请日:2006-03-14

    摘要: The present invention provides a single crystal heat treatment method, having a step of heating a single crystal of a cerium-doped silicate compound represented by any of general formulas (1) to (4) below in an oxygen-containing atmosphere Y2-(x+y)LnxCeySiO5  (1) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of elements belonging to the rare earth elements, x represents a numerical value from 0 to 2, and y represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2-(z+w)LnzCewSiO5  (2) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of elements belonging to the rare earth elements, z represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and w represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2-(p+q)LnpCeqSiO5  (3) (wherein Ln represents at least one elemental species selected from a group consisting of Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y and Sc, which are rare earth elements having an ionic radius smaller than Tb, p represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and q represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2) Gd2-(r+s)LurCesSiO5  (4) (wherein r represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, and s represents a numerical value greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.2).

    SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SCINTILLATOR SINGLE CRYSTAL
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20080299027A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-04

    申请号:US12130179

    申请日:2008-05-30

    IPC分类号: C01F17/00

    摘要: The scintillator single crystal of the invention comprises a cerium-activated orthosilicate compound represented by the following general formula (1). The scintillator single crystal of the invention exhibits improved scintillation properties by reduced segregation between elements in the crystal ingot. Lm2−(x+y+z)LnxLuyCezSiO5   (1) (Wherein Lm represents at least one element selected from among Sc and Y and lanthanoid elements with lower atomic numbers than Lu, Ln represents at least one element selected from among Sc, Y, B, Al, Ga and In and lanthanoid elements with ion radii intermediate between Lm and Lu, x represents a value of greater than zero and no greater than 0.5, y represents a value of greater than 1 and less than 2, and z represents a value of greater than zero and no greater than 0.1.)

    摘要翻译: 本发明的闪烁体单晶包含由以下通式(1)表示的铈活化的原硅酸盐化合物。 本发明的闪烁体单晶通过降低晶锭中的元素之间的偏析来显示改善的闪烁特性。 <?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> Lm2-(x + y + z)LnxLuyCezSiO5(1)<?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formula (其中Lm表示选自Sc和Y中的至少一种元素,原子序数低于Lu的镧系元素,Ln表示选自Sc,Y,B,Al,Ga中的至少一种元素, In和镧系元素的离子半径介于Lm和Lu之间,x表示大于零且不大于0.5的值,y表示大于1且小于2的值,z表示大于零的值, 不大于0.1)