Scintillator with a matrix material body carrying nano-material scintillator media
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US20070085010A1
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Download PDF Find Prior Art SimilarInventorSonia LetantChin CheungTzu-Fang WangCurrent Assignee Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC
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2005-06-14
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2006-06-08
2006-06-08
2006-06-08
2006-08-17
2007-04-19
2007-10-04
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to scintillator materials and more particularly to a scintillator comprising a matrix material body and nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body.
SUMMARY
The present invention provides a scintillator comprising a matrix material body and nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body. One embodiment of the present invention provides a scintillator apparatus comprising a matrix material body with nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body. In one embodiment the nano-material scintillator media is semi-conductor quantum dots. In another embodiment the nano-material scintillator media is nanowires. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a detector apparatus comprising a matrix material body, a nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body, and a scintillation signal collector. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method comprising the steps of forming a matrix material body and providing nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix body.
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As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the scintillator apparatus 10 comprises a matrix material body 11 with nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body 11. A section 12 of the matrix material body 11 is shown enlarged at 13 in FIG. 1B. As shown by FIG. 1B, the enlarged section 13 of the matrix material body 11 has nanometer-sized scintillator media 14 embedded in the matrix material body 11.
The matrix material body 11 can be a porous matrix material body, a semiconductor material body, a transparent material body, a polymer body, a glass body, a sol-gel matrix body, a porous glass matrix body, a silicon matrix body, a germanium matrix body, a gallium arsenide matrix body, a gallium phosphide matrix body, a matrix material body doped with lithium, or other form of matrix material body.
As illustrated in FIG. 4A, the scintillator apparatus 40 comprises a matrix material body 41 with nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body 41. A section 42 of the matrix material body 41 is shown enlarged at 43 in FIG. 4B. As shown by FIG. 4B, the enlarged section 43 of the matrix material body 41 has nanometer-sized scintillator media 44 embedded in the matrix material body 41.
The scintillator units 44 are nanowires. The matrix material body 41 can be porous matrix material body, a semiconductor material body, a transparent material body, a polymer body, a glass body, a sol-gel matrix body, a porous glass matrix body, a silicon matrix body, a germanium matrix body, a gallium arsenide matrix body, a gallium phosphide matrix body, a matrix material body doped with lithium, or other form of matrix material body.
Referring to FIG. 5 a detector apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention is illustrated. The detector apparatus is designated generally by the reference numeral 50. The detector apparatus 50 comprises a matrix material body 51, a nano-material scintillator media carried by the matrix body 51, and a scintillation signal collector.
The matrix material body 51 can be porous matrix material body, a semiconductor material body, a transparent material body, a polymer body, a glass body, a sol-gel matrix body, a porous glass matrix body, a porous silicon matrix body, a porous germanium matrix body, a porous gallium arsenide matrix body, a porous gallium phosphide matrix body, a matrix material body doped with lithium, or other form of matrix material body. The nano-material scintillator media can be quantum dots, nano-wires, or other nano-material scintillator media.
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1. A scintillator apparatus, comprising:
a matrix material body, and
nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix body.
2. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are quantum dots.
3. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are nanowires.
4. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is a porous matrix material body.
5. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is a semiconductor material body.
6. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is a transparent material body.
7. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is a polymer body.
8. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is a glass body.
9. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a sol-gel matrix.
10. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a porous glass matrix.
11. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a porous silicon matrix.
12. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a porous germanium matrix.
13. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium arsenide matrix.
14. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium phosphide matrix.
15. The scintillator apparatus of claim 1 wherein said matrix material body is doped with lithium.
16. A detector apparatus, comprising:
a matrix material body,
a nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix body, and
a scintillation signal collector.
17. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a porous matrix.
18. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are quantum dots.
19. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are nanowires.
20. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a porous matrix material body.
21. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a semiconductor material body.
22. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a transparent material body.
23. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a polymer body.
24. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is a glass body.
25. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a sol-gel matrix.
26. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a porous glass matrix.
27. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a porous silicon matrix.
28. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a porous germanium matrix.
29. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium arsenide matrix.
30. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium phosphide matrix.
31. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said matrix material body is doped with lithium.
32. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said scintillation signal collector includes a photomultiplier tube.
33. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said scintillation signal collector includes a photodiode.
34. The detector apparatus of claim 16 wherein said scintillation signal collector includes a photomultiplier tube or a photodiode and optic fibers or waveguides.
35. A method of making a scintillator, comprising the steps of:
forming a matrix material body, and
providing nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix body.
36. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are quantum dots.
37. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said nano-material scintillator media carried by said matrix material body are nanowires.
38. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is a porous matrix material body.
39. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is a semiconductor material body.
40. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is a transparent material body.
41. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is a polymer body.
42. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is a glass body.
43. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a sol-gel matrix.
44. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a porous glass matrix.
45. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a porous silicon matrix.
46. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a porous germanium matrix.
47. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium arsenide matrix.
48. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body has a porous gallium phosphide matrix.
49. The scintillator apparatus of claim 35 wherein said matrix material body is doped with lithium.
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