Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation

Title: Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation

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Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator having enhanced transparency for detecting ionizing radiation comprising a material having optical transparency wherein said material comprises nano-sized objects having a size in at least one dimension that is less than the wavelength of light emitted by the composite scintillator wherein the composite scintillator is designed to have selected properties suitable for a particular application.

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Dai, Sheng ^[1]; Stephan, Andrew Curtis ^[1]; Brown, Suree S ^[1]; Wallace, Steven A ^[1]; Rondinone, Adam J ^[1]

Knoxville, TN

Issue Date:: 2010-12-28

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1009249

Patent Number(s):: 7,857,993

Application Number:: 10/940,054

Assignee:: UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); BWXT Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) ORO

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Dai, Sheng, Stephan, Andrew Curtis, Brown, Suree S, Wallace, Steven A, and Rondinone, Adam J. Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Dai, Sheng, Stephan, Andrew Curtis, Brown, Suree S, Wallace, Steven A, & Rondinone, Adam J. Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation.  United States.

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                    Dai, Sheng, Stephan, Andrew Curtis, Brown, Suree S, Wallace, Steven A, and Rondinone, Adam J. Tue .  
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