All-organic, optically clear, radioluminescent lights

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6671549

Renschler, C L; Shepodd, T J; Clough, R L ^[1]; Gill, J T ^[2]; Tompkins, J A ^[3]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
2. EG and G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (USA)
3. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)

We describe the development of the first all-organic, opitcally clear, radioluminescent (RL) light. Although gas-phase RL lights have been known for many years, a number of advantages accrue to solid state devices. These include greater ruggedness and ease of brightness scale-up. In our systems, tritium is covalently bound to an organic getter, which is dissolved in an organic monomer, along with appropriate scintillating dyes. The entire system cures by monomer polymerization due to the radiation field, resulting in a clear, glowing solid plastic block. We outline here the design considerations employed in producing these materials. 12 refs., 1 fig.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6671549
• Report Number(s): SAND-90-2120C; CONF-9009201-3; ON: DE90015695
• Resource Relation: Conference: Radioluminescent technology conference, Annapolis, MD (USA), 25-26 Sep 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
DYES
MONOMERS
POLYMERIZATION
TRITIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LUMINESCENCE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PHOSPHORS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
070200* - Radiation Sources
440800 - Miscellaneous Instrumentation- (1990-)
360601 - Other Materials- Preparation & Manufacture
360603 - Materials- Properties