Effect of pulsed ionizing radiation on the luminescence and absorption spectra of high-speed plastic scintillators

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Appl. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6283984

Berezin, I A; Korobko, B O; Kutel', N L; Popov, V N; Sten'gach, I N

Three plastic scintillators based on polystyrene and four scintillators based on a copolymer of styrene with methyl methacrylate were tested under a pulsed electron beam for radiation-induced changes in their luminescence and absorption spectra. The purpose of the study was to assess the scintillators as candidate materials for plastic scintillation detectors. Comparisons were drawn for luminescence duration of the candidate scintillators both before and after irradiation and also against the luminescence duration of the serially manufactured plastic scintillator PPS-1. Light transmittance properties were also compared. The dependence of the tested properties on irradiation dose was evaluated.

• OSTI ID: 6283984
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Spectrosc. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 47:1; ISSN JASYA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Instruments
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
BEAMS
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COPOLYMERS
DOSES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ESTERS
IRRADIATION
LEPTON BEAMS
LIFETIME
LUMINESCENCE
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METHACRYLIC ACID ESTERS
METHYL METHACRYLATE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
POLYSTYRENE
POLYVINYLS
PULSED IRRADIATION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SPECTRA
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TESTING