Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods
Abstract
Scintillating plastics resistant to crazing and fogging, methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The scintillating plastics include: one or more primary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 40 wt % to about 95 wt %; one or more secondary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % to about 60 wt %; and one or more fluors present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt %. Methods of making such plastics include: creating a homogenous mixture of precursor materials including primary polymer, secondary polymer, and fluor in the amounts set forth above; and polymerizing the homogenous mixture. Methods of using such plastics include: exposing the scintillating plastic to one or more extreme environmental conditions for a predetermined amount of time without generating crazing or fogging within the scintillating plastic. Various additional features and specific embodiments of these inventive concepts are also disclosed.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1650888
- Patent Number(s):
- 10647914
- Application Number:
- 15/462,512
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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: 03/17/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Glenn, Andrew M., Mabe, Andrew Neil, and Payne, Stephen A. Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Glenn, Andrew M., Mabe, Andrew Neil, & Payne, Stephen A. Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods. United States.
Zaitseva, Natalia P., Carman, M. Leslie, Glenn, Andrew M., Mabe, Andrew Neil, and Payne, Stephen A. Tue .
"Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650888.
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title = {Defect-resistant plastic scintillation radiation detector compositions and fabrication methods},
author = {Zaitseva, Natalia P. and Carman, M. Leslie and Glenn, Andrew M. and Mabe, Andrew Neil and Payne, Stephen A.},
abstractNote = {Scintillating plastics resistant to crazing and fogging, methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The scintillating plastics include: one or more primary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 40 wt % to about 95 wt %; one or more secondary polymers present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % to about 60 wt %; and one or more fluors present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt %. Methods of making such plastics include: creating a homogenous mixture of precursor materials including primary polymer, secondary polymer, and fluor in the amounts set forth above; and polymerizing the homogenous mixture. Methods of using such plastics include: exposing the scintillating plastic to one or more extreme environmental conditions for a predetermined amount of time without generating crazing or fogging within the scintillating plastic. Various additional features and specific embodiments of these inventive concepts are also disclosed.},
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year = {Tue May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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