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Title: Plastic scintillator with effective pulse shape discrimination for neutron and gamma detection

Abstract

In one embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount of 5 wt % or more; wherein the scintillator material exhibits an optical response signature for neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for gamma rays. In another embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix comprising at least one of: polyvinyl xylene (PVX); polyvinyl diphenyl; and polyvinyl tetrahydronaphthalene; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount greater than 10 wt %. A total loading of dye in the scintillator material is sufficient to cause the scintillator material to exhibit a pulse-shape discrimination (PSD) figure of merit (FOM) of about at least 2.0.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568228
Patent Number(s):
10266761
Application Number:
15/063,285
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
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
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/07/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Cherepy, Nerine, Glenn, Andrew M., Hamel, Sebastien, Payne, Stephen A., and Rupert, Benjamin L. Plastic scintillator with effective pulse shape discrimination for neutron and gamma detection. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Cherepy, Nerine, Glenn, Andrew M., Hamel, Sebastien, Payne, Stephen A., & Rupert, Benjamin L. Plastic scintillator with effective pulse shape discrimination for neutron and gamma detection. United States.
Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Cherepy, Nerine, Glenn, Andrew M., Hamel, Sebastien, Payne, Stephen A., and Rupert, Benjamin L. Tue . "Plastic scintillator with effective pulse shape discrimination for neutron and gamma detection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568228.
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author = {Zaitseva, Natalia P. and Carman, M. Leslie and Cherepy, Nerine and Glenn, Andrew M. and Hamel, Sebastien and Payne, Stephen A. and Rupert, Benjamin L.},
abstractNote = {In one embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount of 5 wt % or more; wherein the scintillator material exhibits an optical response signature for neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for gamma rays. In another embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix comprising at least one of: polyvinyl xylene (PVX); polyvinyl diphenyl; and polyvinyl tetrahydronaphthalene; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount greater than 10 wt %. A total loading of dye in the scintillator material is sufficient to cause the scintillator material to exhibit a pulse-shape discrimination (PSD) figure of merit (FOM) of about at least 2.0.},
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