Lithium-loaded liquid scintillators

Dai, Sheng; Kesanli, Banu; Neal, John S

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Title: Lithium-loaded liquid scintillators

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The invention is directed to a liquid scintillating composition containing (i) one or more non-polar organic solvents; (ii) (lithium-6)-containing nanoparticles having a size of up to 10 nm and surface-capped by hydrophobic molecules; and (iii) one or more fluorophores. The invention is also directed to a liquid scintillator containing the above composition.

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Dai, Sheng ^[1]; Kesanli, Banu ^[2]; Neal, John S ^[1]

Knoxville, TN
Mersin, TR

Issue Date:: Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1042650

Patent Number(s):: 8177998

Application Number:: 12/605,408

Assignee:: UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
C09K11/025 - {Use of non-luminescent materials other than binders}
C09K11/0855 - {Phosphates}
C09K11/70 - containing phosphorus

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/2042 - {Composition for liquid scintillation systems}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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⁶Li‐loaded liquid scintillators with pulse shape discrimination
journal, April 1979

Greenwood, L. R.; Chellew, N. R.; Zarwell, G. A.
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 50, Issue 4, p. 472-477
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A New Liquid Scintillator for Thermal Neutron Detection
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Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 20, Issue 1
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Hejwowski, J.; Szymanski, A.
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 32, Issue 9
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Thermal neutron detection and identification in a large volume with a new lithium-6 loaded liquid scintillator
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Title: Lithium-loaded liquid scintillators

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Citation Formats

6Li‐loaded liquid scintillators with pulse shape discrimination journal, April 1979

Nanocrystal-based Scintillators for Radiation Detection conference, January 2002

A New Liquid Scintillator for Thermal Neutron Detection journal, September 1964

Lithium Loaded Liquid Scintillator journal, September 1961

Thermal neutron detection and identification in a large volume with a new lithium-6 loaded liquid scintillator journal, May 1989

⁶Li‐loaded liquid scintillators with pulse shape discrimination
journal, April 1979

Nanocrystal-based Scintillators for Radiation Detection
conference, January 2002

A New Liquid Scintillator for Thermal Neutron Detection
journal, September 1964

Lithium Loaded Liquid Scintillator
journal, September 1961

Thermal neutron detection and identification in a large volume with a new lithium-6 loaded liquid scintillator
journal, May 1989