Compositions – Inorganic luminescent compositions – Compositions containing halogen; e.g. – halides and oxyhalides
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2007-10-16
Koslow, C. Melissa (Department: 1755)
Compositions
Inorganic luminescent compositions
Compositions containing halogen; e.g., halides and oxyhalides
C117S942000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11037250
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an inorganic scintillator including a matrix material comprising a metal oxide, and a luminescence center made of Ce contained in the matrix material, the inorganic scintillator being adapted to scintillate in response to a radiation; wherein the matrix material further comprises a dopant having a tetravalent ionization energy I [kJ·mol−1] satisfying the condition represented by the following expression (1):in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?3000≦I≦3500. (1)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?
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Ishibashi Hiroyuki
Kurashige Kazuhisa
Senguttuvan Nachimuthu
Shimura Naoaki
Sumiya Keiji
Antonelli, Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP.
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.
Koslow C. Melissa
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