Defect-resistant plastic scintillators with aliphatic additives
Abstract
A plastic scintillator includes a polymer matrix, an aliphatic additive present in the polymer matrix in an effective amount to impart fog resistance to the plastic scintillator, and at least one fluorescent dye in the polymer matrix, the dye being effective to provide scintillation upon exposure to radiation. The effective amount of the aliphatic additive is in a range of greater than 0 weight percent up to 5 weight percent relative to the total weight of the plastic scintillator. Moreover, the aliphatic additive has a structure comprising up to 300 repeat units.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Sweetwater, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2222167
- Patent Number(s):
- 11725137
- Application Number:
- 17/244,805
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA); Ludlum Measurements, Inc. (Sweetwater, TX); National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/29/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Mabe, Andrew Neil, Carman, M Leslie, Payne, Stephen Anthony, Zaitseva, Natalia P., Hurlbut, Charles R., O'Brien, Terence C., Shipp, Kyle Ray, and Myllenbeck, Nicholas Richard. Defect-resistant plastic scintillators with aliphatic additives. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Mabe, Andrew Neil, Carman, M Leslie, Payne, Stephen Anthony, Zaitseva, Natalia P., Hurlbut, Charles R., O'Brien, Terence C., Shipp, Kyle Ray, & Myllenbeck, Nicholas Richard. Defect-resistant plastic scintillators with aliphatic additives. United States.
Mabe, Andrew Neil, Carman, M Leslie, Payne, Stephen Anthony, Zaitseva, Natalia P., Hurlbut, Charles R., O'Brien, Terence C., Shipp, Kyle Ray, and Myllenbeck, Nicholas Richard. Tue .
"Defect-resistant plastic scintillators with aliphatic additives". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222167.
@article{osti_2222167,
title = {Defect-resistant plastic scintillators with aliphatic additives},
author = {Mabe, Andrew Neil and Carman, M Leslie and Payne, Stephen Anthony and Zaitseva, Natalia P. and Hurlbut, Charles R. and O'Brien, Terence C. and Shipp, Kyle Ray and Myllenbeck, Nicholas Richard},
abstractNote = {A plastic scintillator includes a polymer matrix, an aliphatic additive present in the polymer matrix in an effective amount to impart fog resistance to the plastic scintillator, and at least one fluorescent dye in the polymer matrix, the dye being effective to provide scintillation upon exposure to radiation. The effective amount of the aliphatic additive is in a range of greater than 0 weight percent up to 5 weight percent relative to the total weight of the plastic scintillator. Moreover, the aliphatic additive has a structure comprising up to 300 repeat units.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2023},
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