Scintillator assembly for alpha radiation detection and method of making the assembly
Abstract
A scintillator assembly for use in the detection of alpha radiation includes a body of optically-transparent epoxy and an amount of phosphor particles embedded within the body adjacent one surface thereof. When making the body, the phosphor particles are mixed with the epoxy when in an uncured condition and permitted to settle to the bottom surface of a mold within which the epoxy/phosphor mixture is contained. When the mixture subsequently cures to form a hardened body, the one surface of the body which cured against the bottom surface of the mold is coated with a thin layer of opaque material for preventing ambient light form entering the body through the one surface. The layer of opaque material is thereafter coated with a layer of protective material to provide the assembly with a damage-resistant entrance window.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Koxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868477
- Patent Number(s):
- 5149971
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- scintillator; assembly; alpha; radiation; detection; method; optically-transparent; epoxy; amount; phosphor; particles; embedded; adjacent; surface; mixed; uncured; condition; permitted; settle; bottom; mold; mixture; contained; subsequently; cures; form; hardened; cured; coated; layer; opaque; material; preventing; ambient; light; entering; thereafter; protective; provide; damage-resistant; entrance; window; alpha radiation; bottom surface; radiation detection; scintillator assembly; opaque material; ambient light; phosphor particles; protective material; phosphor mixture; /250/
Citation Formats
McElhaney, Stephanie A, Bauer, Martin L, and Chiles, Marion M. Scintillator assembly for alpha radiation detection and method of making the assembly. United States: N. p., 1992.
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@article{osti_868477,
title = {Scintillator assembly for alpha radiation detection and method of making the assembly},
author = {McElhaney, Stephanie A and Bauer, Martin L and Chiles, Marion M},
abstractNote = {A scintillator assembly for use in the detection of alpha radiation includes a body of optically-transparent epoxy and an amount of phosphor particles embedded within the body adjacent one surface thereof. When making the body, the phosphor particles are mixed with the epoxy when in an uncured condition and permitted to settle to the bottom surface of a mold within which the epoxy/phosphor mixture is contained. When the mixture subsequently cures to form a hardened body, the one surface of the body which cured against the bottom surface of the mold is coated with a thin layer of opaque material for preventing ambient light form entering the body through the one surface. The layer of opaque material is thereafter coated with a layer of protective material to provide the assembly with a damage-resistant entrance window.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}