Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A divalent europium activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor containing a transition metal as a coacitivator and a sodium halide, having the formula (I): in which M II is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; each of X and X' is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl; Br and I; A is at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 0.2 and 0 < z < 10 -2 , respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A divalent europium activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor containing a transition metal as a coacitivator and a sodium halide, having the formula (I): in which M II is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; each of X and X' is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl; Br and I; A is at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 0.2 and 0 < z < 10 -2 , respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The phosphor as claimed in claim 1, in which and z in the formula (I) are numbers satisfying the conditions of 10 -5 ≦ y < 10 -1 and 10 -6 < z < 10 -3 , respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The phoshor as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which A in the formula (I) is at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr and Mn.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A radiation storage panel comprising a support and at least one phosphor layer provided thereon which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, in which at least one phosphor layer contains a divalent europium activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor containing a transition metal as a coacitivator and a sodium halide, having the formula (I): in which M II is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; each of X and X' is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and I; A is at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 0.2 and 0 < z < 10 , respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A radiation storage panel comprising a support and at least one phosphor layer provided thereon which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, in which at least one phosphor layer contains a divalent europium activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide phosphor containing a transition metal as a coacitivator and a sodium halide, having the formula (I): in which M II is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; each of X and X' is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and I; A is at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; and x, y and z are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 0.2 and 0 < z < 10 , respectively.