Transparent plastic scintillators for neutron detection based on lithium salicylate

Mabe, Andrew N.; Glenn, Andrew M.; Carman, M. Leslie; Zaitseva, Natalia P.; Payne, Stephen A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.111

Transparent plastic scintillators for neutron detection based on lithium salicylate

Journal Article · Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.111· OSTI ID:1366905

Mabe, Andrew N. ^[1]; Glenn, Andrew M. ^[1]; Carman, M. Leslie ^[1]; Zaitseva, Natalia P. ^[1]; Payne, Stephen A. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Transparent plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination containing ⁶Li salicylate have been synthesized by bulk polymerization with a maximum ⁶Li loading of 0.40 wt%. Photoluminescence and scintillation responses to gamma-rays and neutrons are reported in this paper. Plastics containing ⁶Li salicylate exhibit higher light yields and permit a higher loading of ⁶Li as compared to previously reported plastics based on lithium 3-phenylsalicylate. However, pulse shape discrimination performance is reduced in lithium salicylate plastics due to the requirement of adding more nonaromatic monomers to the polymer matrix as compared to those based on lithium 3-phenylsalicylate. Finally, reduction in light yield and pulse shape discrimination performance in lithium-loaded plastics as compared to pulse shape discrimination plastics without lithium is interpreted in terms of energy transfer interference by the aromatic lithium salts.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1366905

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22561712
OSTI ID: 1397530

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--668979

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol. 806; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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