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Title: Pulse shape discrimination in non-aromatic plastics

Abstract

Recently it has been demonstrated that plastic scintillators have the ability to distinguish neutrons from gamma rays by way of pulse shape discrimination (PSD). This discovery has lead to new materials and new capabilities. In this paper we report our work with the effects of aromatic, non-aromatic, and mixed aromatic/non-aromatic matrices have on the performance of PSD plastic scintillators.

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
OSTI Identifier:
1763196
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1246449
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-654062
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; 774714; TRN: US2205946
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 771; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Pulse shape discrimination; Plastics; Scintillators; Aromatic; Non-aromatic

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Paul Martinez, H., Pawelczak, Iwona, Glenn, Andrew M., Leslie Carman, M., Zaitseva, Natalia, and Payne, Stephen. Pulse shape discrimination in non-aromatic plastics. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.023.
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Paul Martinez, H., Pawelczak, Iwona, Glenn, Andrew M., Leslie Carman, M., Zaitseva, Natalia, & Payne, Stephen. Pulse shape discrimination in non-aromatic plastics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.023
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Paul Martinez, H., Pawelczak, Iwona, Glenn, Andrew M., Leslie Carman, M., Zaitseva, Natalia, and Payne, Stephen. Sun . "Pulse shape discrimination in non-aromatic plastics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.023. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1763196.
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@article{osti_1763196,
title = {Pulse shape discrimination in non-aromatic plastics},
author = {Paul Martinez, H. and Pawelczak, Iwona and Glenn, Andrew M. and Leslie Carman, M. and Zaitseva, Natalia and Payne, Stephen},
abstractNote = {Recently it has been demonstrated that plastic scintillators have the ability to distinguish neutrons from gamma rays by way of pulse shape discrimination (PSD). This discovery has lead to new materials and new capabilities. In this paper we report our work with the effects of aromatic, non-aromatic, and mixed aromatic/non-aromatic matrices have on the performance of PSD plastic scintillators.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.023},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = ,
volume = 771,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}
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