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BI4GE3O12 [1 record]

Record 1 2011-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Applications of Electronics
Universal entry(ies)
Bi4Ge3O12
formula, see observation
DEF

The crystalline form of an inorganic oxide with cubic eulytine structure, colorless, transparent, and insoluble in water.

CONT

Bismuth Germanate ... also called BGO, is a high Z, high density scintillation material. Due to the high atomic number of bismuth (83) and its high density, BGO is a very efficient gamma-ray absorber.

OBS

bismuth germanate: a commercial name.

OBS

Chemical formula: Bi4Ge3O12

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Applications de l'électronique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Bi4Ge3O12
formula, see observation
CONT

Le germanate de bismuth (BGO) [...] sert de substrat à la prochaine génération de disques laser pour le stockage en mémoire des données générées sur la super-autoroute de l'information.

CONT

EUROGAM était constitué de détecteurs au germanium entourés d'enceintes en germanate de bismuth (BGO) qui assurent avec une grande efficacité le rejet des rayonnements gamma parasites diffusés par effet Compton.

OBS

germanate de bismuth : nom commercial.

OBS

Formule chimique : Bi4Ge3O12

Spanish

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