| Abstract: The present invention relates to sorohalide compounds having formula
A.sub.3B.sub.2X.sub.9, where A is an alkali metal, B is a rare earth
metal, and X is a halogen. Optionally, the sorohalide includes a dopant
D. Such undoped and doped sorohalides are useful as scintillation
materials or phosphors for any number of uses, including for radiation
detectors, solid-state light sources, gamma-ray spectroscopy, medical
imaging, and drilling applications. |
| Filed: 2/11/2014 |
| Application Number: 14/177737 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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