Recent developments in plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination

Zaitseva, N. P.; Glenn, A. M.; Mabe, A. N.; Carman, M. L.; Hurlbut, C. R.; Inman, J. W.; Payne, S. A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.093

Title: Recent developments in plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination

Abstract

The paper reports results of studies conducted to improve scintillation performance of plastic scintillators capable of neutron/gamma pulse-shape discrimination (PSD). Compositional modifications made with the polymer matrix improved physical stability, allowing for increased loads of the primary dye that, in combination with selected secondary dyes, provided enhanced PSD especially important for the lower energy ranges. Additional measurements were made with a newly-introduced PSD plastic EJ-276, that replaces the first commercially produced EJ-299. Comparative studies conducted with the new materials and EJ-309 liquids at large scale (up to 10 cm) show that current plastics may provide scintillation and PSD performance sufficient for the replacement of liquid scintillators. In conclusion, comparison to stilbene single crystals compliments the information about the status of the solid-state materials recently developed for fast neutron detection applications.

Authors:

Zaitseva, N. P. ^[1]; Glenn, A. M. ^[1]; Mabe, A. N. ^[1]; Carman, M. L. ^[1]; Hurlbut, C. R. ^[2]; Inman, J. W. ^[3]; Payne, S. A. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Eljen Technology, Sweetwater, TX (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018

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

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1466916

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-743111
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; 897564

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: 889; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Pulse shape discrimination; Neutron detection; PSD plastic; Organic scintillator; Stilbene crystal

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                    Zaitseva, N. P., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Carman, M. L., Hurlbut, C. R., Inman, J. W., and Payne, S. A. Recent developments in plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Zaitseva, N. P., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Carman, M. L., Hurlbut, C. R., Inman, J. W., & Payne, S. A. Recent developments in plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.093

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                    Zaitseva, N. P., Glenn, A. M., Mabe, A. N., Carman, M. L., Hurlbut, C. R., Inman, J. W., and Payne, S. A. Thu .  
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  title        = {Recent developments in plastic scintillators with pulse shape discrimination},

  author       = {Zaitseva, N. P. and Glenn, A. M. and Mabe, A. N. and Carman, M. L. and Hurlbut, C. R. and Inman, J. W. and Payne, S. A.},

  abstractNote = {The paper reports results of studies conducted to improve scintillation performance of plastic scintillators capable of neutron/gamma pulse-shape discrimination (PSD). Compositional modifications made with the polymer matrix improved physical stability, allowing for increased loads of the primary dye that, in combination with selected secondary dyes, provided enhanced PSD especially important for the lower energy ranges. Additional measurements were made with a newly-introduced PSD plastic EJ-276, that replaces the first commercially produced EJ-299. Comparative studies conducted with the new materials and EJ-309 liquids at large scale (up to 10 cm) show that current plastics may provide scintillation and PSD performance sufficient for the replacement of liquid scintillators. In conclusion, comparison to stilbene single crystals compliments the information about the status of the solid-state materials recently developed for fast neutron detection applications.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.093},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

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  volume       = 889,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},

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