Hydrothermal aging-resistant plastic scintillator formulations

Myllenbeck, Nicolas Richard; Feng, Patrick L.; Dhaoui, Rakia

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Title: Hydrothermal aging-resistant plastic scintillator formulations

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A plastic scintillator includes an anti-fog additive or comonomer. The plastic scintillator is formulated to resist the development of hydrothermally-induced aging defects (e.g. discoloration and “fogging”) while maintaining scintillation light output and other desirable physical properties.

Inventors:: Myllenbeck, Nicolas Richard; Feng, Patrick L.; Dhaoui, Rakia

Issue Date:: Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1735106

Patent Number(s):: 10732304

Application Number:: 15/966,953

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS

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C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08F - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
C08F212/08 - Styrene
C08F212/12 - Monomers containing a branched unsaturated aliphatic radical or a ring substituted by an alkyl radical
C08F220/18 - with acrylic or methacrylic acids
C08F222/102 - {of dialcohols, e.g. ethylene glycol di
C08F222/385 - {Monomers containing two or more
C08F226/10 - N-Vinyl-pyrrolidone
C08F230/06 - containing boron
C08F257/02 - on to polymers of styrene or alkyl-substituted styrenes

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
C08L71/08 - Polyethers derived from hydroxy compounds or from their metallic derivatives

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/2033 - {Selection of materials

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DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/30/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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