Metal halide scintillators with reduced hygroscopicity and method of making the same

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13646759

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The present disclosure discloses, in one arrangement, a scintillator material made of a metal halide with one or more additional group-13 elements. An example of such a compound is Ce:LaBr3 with thallium (Tl) added, either as a codopant or in a stoichiometric admixture and/or solid solution between LaBr3 and TlBr. In another arrangement, the above single crystalline iodide scintillator material can be made by first synthesizing a compound of the above composition and then forming a single crystal from the synthesized compound by, for example, the Vertical Gradient Freeze method. Applications of the scintillator materials include radiation detectors and their use in medical and security imaging.

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SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INCMALVERN PA

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Andreaco, Mark S Knoxville, US 48 542
Carey, A Andrew Lenior City, US 19 152
Schmand, Matthias J Lenior City, US 42 559
Szupryczynski, Piotr Knoxville, US 15 155

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