Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection

Carman, M. L.; Glenn, A. M.; Mabe, A. N.; Becchetti, F. D.; Payne, S. A.; Zaitseva, N. P.

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021

Title: Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection

Abstract

The paper reports results on growth and characterization of the first deuterated analog of the trans-stilbene crystal. The high optical quality stilbene-d12 single crystal was grown by application of the solution technique using specially synthesized raw material and an aromatic solvent (anisole). Optical, physical, and scintillation properties of the new material are compared to those of the regular trans-stilbene crystal. In conclusion, the new deuterated material is promising for use in fast neutron spectroscopy without the need for time-of-flight measurements.

Authors:

Carman, M. L. ^[1]; Glenn, A. M. ^[1]; Mabe, A. N. ^[1]; Becchetti, F. D. ^[2]; Payne, S. A. ^[1]; Zaitseva, N. P. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-05-22

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1466909

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1582881

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-748709
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-0248; 933637

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA-22

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Crystal Growth

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 498; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-0248

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; A2. Deuterated stilbene crystal; B3. Neutron detection; B3. Pulse shape discrimination; B1. Organic scintillator; B3. Neutron spectroscopy

Citation Formats


                    Carman, M. L., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Becchetti, F. D., Payne, S. A., and Zaitseva, N. P. Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021.

Copy to clipboard


                    Carman, M. L., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Becchetti, F. D., Payne, S. A., & Zaitseva, N. P. Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021

Copy to clipboard


                    Carman, M. L., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Becchetti, F. D., Payne, S. A., and Zaitseva, N. P. Tue .  
"Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466909.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_1466909,

  title        = {Solution growth of a deuterated trans-stilbene crystal for fast neutron detection},

  author       = {Carman, M. L. and Glenn, A. M. and Mabe, A. N. and Becchetti, F. D. and Payne, S. A. and Zaitseva, N. P.},

  abstractNote = {The paper reports results on growth and characterization of the first deuterated analog of the trans-stilbene crystal. The high optical quality stilbene-d12 single crystal was grown by application of the solution technique using specially synthesized raw material and an aromatic solvent (anisole). Optical, physical, and scintillation properties of the new material are compared to those of the regular trans-stilbene crystal. In conclusion, the new deuterated material is promising for use in fast neutron spectroscopy without the need for time-of-flight measurements.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021},

  journal      = {Journal of Crystal Growth},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 498,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {5}

}

Copy to clipboard

Journal Article:

Free Publicly Available Full Text

Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Publisher's Version of Record

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2018.05.021

Other availability

Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 2 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Figures / Tables:

Figure 1: Results of NMR analysis of natural abundance stilbene and stilbene-d₁₂. Left: comparison of ¹H NMR spectra of natural abundance and deuterated stilbene. Right: ²H NMR spectrum of deuterated stilbene. Spectra were obtained from samples dissolved in deuterated chloroform.

All figures and tables (7 total)

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Figures / Tables found in this record:

Figures/Tables have been extracted from DOE-funded journal article accepted manuscripts.

Similar Records in DOE PAGES and OSTI.GOV collections:

Scintillation properties of solution-grown trans-stilbene single crystals

Journal Article Zaitseva, Natalia ; Glenn, Andrew ; Carman, Leslie ; ... - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

The scintillation properties of trans-stilbene crystals grown for the first time by application of the solution growth technique to the scale of 10 cm are reported. Measurements of the scintillation light output, pulse shape discrimination, and neutron detection efficiency were made with sets of crystals cut as 50 cm diameter cylinders of different lengths from 0.3 to 10 cm. Comparison to liquid scintillators and traditional melt-grown stilbene showed that at increasing sizes new solution-grown crystals exhibit better scintillation performance that makes them promising for use in large scale neutron detectors. Results are discussed in relation to structural imperfections attributed tomore » different methods of growth.« less
Cited by 21
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.03.090

Full Text Available
X-ray topographic study of growth defects of trans-stilbene crystals grown from solutions

Journal Article Klapper, Helmut ; Zaitseva, Natalia ; Carman, Leslie - Journal of Crystal Growth

Single crystals of trans-stilbene, C₁₄H₁₂, with properties suitable for high-energy neutron detection were grown from solution in anisole and toluene by the temperature reduction method with growth rates up to 6 mm/day. From these crystals, slices of appropriate orientation and thickness of 2–4 mm were cut and studied by X-ray diffraction topography applying the Lang method using CuKα radiation. The topographs exhibit growth defects such as liquid inclusions, dislocations, striations, and faulty growth-sector boundaries. These defects occur in the same typical arrangements and geometries as is observed in all kinds of crystals grown on habit faces from solution. Besides growthmore »« less
Cited by 4
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.07.012

Full Text Available
Rates of photoisomerization of trans-stilbene in isolated and solvated molecules: experiments on the deuterium isotope effect and RRKM behavior

Journal Article Felker, P M ; Zewail, A H - J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)

In this paper the dynamics of the photoisomerization of trans-stilbene and related molecules are considered. New measurements of the deuterium isotope effect on reaction rates are presented, and details of RRKM behavior in isolated and solvated trans-stilbene are discussed. From measurements of fluorescence decay rates as a function of the excess vibrational energy in jet-cooled trans-stilbene-d/sup 12/, an energy threshold to the rates is found at ca. 1200-cm/sup -1/ excess energy in the first excited singlet state. The threshold behavior is similar to that which occurs in the photoisomerization of trans-stilbene-h/sup 12/. The overall magnitudes of the perdeuterio rates aremore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1021/j100271a018
Characterization of stilbene-d₁₂ for neutron spectroscopy without time of flight

Journal Article Gaughan, N. ; Zhou, J. ; Becchetti, F. D. ; ... - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

In this work, we have experimentally characterized the light-output response of a deuterated trans-stilbene (stilbene-d₁₂) crystal to quasi-monoenergetic neutrons in the 0.8 to 4.4 MeV energy range. These data allowed us to perform neutron spectroscopy measurements of a DT 14.1 MeV source and a ²³⁹PuBe source by unfolding the impinging neutron spectrum from the measured light-output response. The stilbene-d₁₂ outperforms a ¹H-stilbene of similar size when comparing the shape of the unfolded spectra and the reference ones. These results confirm the viability of non-hygroscopic stilbene-d₁₂ crystal for direct neutron spectroscopy without need for time-of-flight measurements. This capability makes stilbene-d₁₂ amore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165822
SCINTILLATION LIGHT YIELDS AND THEIR DIRECTION DEPENDENCE AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE FOR ANTHRACENE, TRANS-STILBENE, AND PARA-TERPHENYL CRYSTALS FROM BOMBARDMENT WITH $alpha$ RADIATION (in German)

Journal Article Hansen, H - Z. Physik

The scintillation light yield of thin trans-stilbene, paraterphenyl, and anthracene crystals and an organic plastic scintillator bombarded with alpha particles of ThB(Pb/sup 212) was measured as a function of temperature between t = 20 deg C and the melting point. The light yield of all the specimens investigated was found to be reduced with increasing temperature. In all cases at the melting point the light yield was zero. The scintillation anisotropy of the organic crystal scintillators also was investigated over the range of temperature mentioned above, and there it is independent of temperature and retains the value measured at roommore » temperature. (auth)« less
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01381656

Similar Records